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First Nations People on Peritoneal Dialysis Have Higher Risk of Infection and Death
They note that while geographic isolation and distance from health care can be associated with increased risk of death in people on dialysis, there was no difference between urban and rural First Nations patients on peritoneal dialysis.
"As many First Nations people live in the remote north, it was reassuring that patients far from their health care providers did no worse then those closer," write the authors. "Many patients, after experiencing kidney failure and initiating dialysis, relocate to cities which isolates them from family, culture and community. Our findings suggest there is no need to relocate patients."
More research into improving outcomes for First Nations dialysis patients is needed.
Source-Eurekalert
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