Publications by authors named "Edna Delgado"
Background: The prevalence of excess weight and obesity in children has increased significantly worldwide. The concept of food addiction (FA) has been associated with eating-related problems and obesity. Studies on this topic have primarily examined adult samples and little is known about addictive-like eating among Mexican children and adolescents.
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- Patients with late-stage kidney disease often start dialysis through temporary catheters, but recent Medicare policy changes are encouraging the use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a quicker alternative.
- Urgent-start PD is safe and effective, and this study aimed to evaluate its costs compared to urgent-start hemodialysis (HD) and a combination approach.
- The analysis showed that urgent-start PD costs about $16,398 per patient over 90 days, making it a potentially more cost-effective option than urgent-start HD, which costs approximately $19,352.
Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (PD) refers to the initiation of dialysis soon after a PD catheter placement and is a treatment option available to the late-referred patient with advanced kidney disease. This article reviews nursing aspects of urgent-start PD and can serve as a guide for this evolving clinical pathway that can provide renal replacement therapy for a critical segment of the population with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease who require renal replacement therapy.
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