Outcomes in adults and children with end-stage kidney disease requiring dialysis in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Summary: Background: The burden of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) in sub-Saharan Africa is unknown but is probably high. Access to dialysis for ESKD is limited by insufficient infrastructure and catastrophic out-of-pocket costs. Most patients remain undiagnosed, untreated, and die. We did a system...

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Main Authors: Gloria Ashuntantang, ProfMD, Charlotte Osafo, MBChB, Wasiu A Olowu, ProfMBBS, Fatiu Arogundade, ProfMBBS, Abdou Niang, ProfMD, John Porter, ProfMD, Saraladevi Naicker, ProfMBChB, Valerie A Luyckx, DrMBBCh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X17300578