RENAL FUNCTION REPLACEMENT SERVICES IN ROMANIA

Abstract

Chronic renal failure consists of the progressive, slow loss of the kidney function over several years, as a long-term chronic condition affecting effective kidney functioning. In Romania, nephrology medical care is given in outpatient facilities, nephrology facilities with beds, dialysis facilities (haemo- and peritoneal dialysis) and renal transplant facilities. In 2007 – 2012, the period under study, the number of incident renal replacement therapy patients doubled in Romania, whereas their median age range increased by 4.5 years while area coverage with this type of medical service unfortunately remained poor. Keywords: Chronic renal failure, dialysis, transplant, market share, dialysis centres Normal 0 21 false false false RO X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:Table Normal; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0cm; mso-para-margin-right:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0cm; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:Times New Roman; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}