Abstract

Interestingly during this pandemic, medical professionals have been more inclined to emphasize on the biological aspects of disease transmission and prevention for dialysis unit functionality but can misjudge the importance of impaired mental sphere of MHD patients and their caregivers. [2] After completing quarantine period, many dialysis staff and doctors have anxiety to resume duties due to shortage of PPE in many hospital settings. Besides these, as dialysis workforces are distinctly skillful and specialized, it is difficult to substitute them in this pandemic situation. [2] In the COVID 19 context, important hurdles for hemodialysis population include disruption of supply chain of dialysis consumables and imported equipment, logistical issues to reach hemodialysis center after suspension of public transport,[2] and added costs for PPE and COVID 19 test passed on to patients, which increases dialysis cost with reimbursement stress.

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Title
COVID 19 and hemodialysis anxiety
Author
Patel, Mohan 1 ; Kute, Vivek 2 ; Prasad, Narayan 3 ; Agarwal, Sanjay 4 ; On behalf of COVID-19 Working Group of Indian Society of Nephrology 5 

 Department of Nephrology, Apollo Hospitals, Nashik, Maharashtra 
 Department of Nephrology, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre, Dr. HL Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences (IKDRC-ITS), Ahmedabad, Gujarat 
 Department of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 
 Department of Nephrology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi 
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Pages
174-175
Publication year
2020
Publication date
May-Jun 2020
Publisher
Scientific Scholar
ISSN
09714065
e-ISSN
19983662
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2416764012
Copyright
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