| Theme | PD for elderly patients -- current status of "assisted PD" and its future perspective in Japan | |
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| Title | The present state of PD therapy including aPD in Hokkaido | |
| Publish Date | 2016/09 | |
| Author | Noritomo Itami | Itami Kidney Clinic |
| [ Summary ] | The number of patients undergoing PD in Hokkaido is below five hundred and is gradually declining. The number of PD patients in Hokkaido varies by region, with a smaller number of PD patients in the Sapporo area, which is the most populous in Hokkaido. The desire of physicians to perform DP has a major effect on its utilization. PD patients requiring assistance receive it from their family, often including spouses or children, and not by visiting nurses. | |