Publications by authors named "Prateep Dhanakijcharoen"
Background: The role of small solute clearance on mortalities in patients with CAPD has been controversial. We therefore conducted a study with 3 years' follow up in adult patients who participated in the CAPD-first policy.
Methods: There were 11,523 patients with end-stage renal disease who participated in the CAPD-first policy between 2008 and 2011.
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) center is not possible to operate if there is no availability of dedicated PD nurse. Generally, the nurse has to play many roles, including educator coordinator, and sometimes leader. As professionalism, the PD nurses need to have both theoretical and practical skills.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUniversal coverage (UC) scheme is a reformed national healthcare insurance that has been set up since the year 2002 and covers more than 80% of Thai population who are self-employed and do not work as government employees. Initially, this scheme offered only basic and comprehensive healthcare while renal replacement therapy (RRT), the financial cost of which was high, was not included. Without the support from the government healthcare insurance, the patients and their families will become insolvency.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Implementation of the "Peritoneal Dialysis-First (PD First)" policy, mandating PD as the first modality of renal replacement therapy for end-stage renal disease patients under universal health coverage, leads to a rapid growth of PD cases and centers in Thailand. Since PD-related infection is the Achilles' heel of PD, this retrospective study was conducted to examine the magnitude of PD-related infection in Thailand under the "PD First" policy.
Material And Method: All PD centers in Thailand were included in the present study.