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Are We on the Right Track for HCV Micro-Elimination? HCV Management Practices in Dialysis Centers in Poland—A National Cross-Sectional Survey
Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is prevalent in the hemodialysis-dependent population. Currently, all patients with CHC should be considered for treatment; however, many hemodialysis-dependent patients are still left untreated. Following HCV cure, accurate surveillance is mandatory to reduce liver-related...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10095141/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37048794 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12072711 |
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author | Czarnecka, Paulina Czarnecka, Kinga Tronina, Olga Baczkowska, Teresa Zarychta-Wisniewska, Weronika Durlik, Magdalena |
author_facet | Czarnecka, Paulina Czarnecka, Kinga Tronina, Olga Baczkowska, Teresa Zarychta-Wisniewska, Weronika Durlik, Magdalena |
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description | Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is prevalent in the hemodialysis-dependent population. Currently, all patients with CHC should be considered for treatment; however, many hemodialysis-dependent patients are still left untreated. Following HCV cure, accurate surveillance is mandatory to reduce liver-related mortality and prevent reinfection. We aimed to establish HCV management practices and barriers to HCV elimination in dialysis centers in Poland. Polish dialysis centers were surveyed via email. The HCV management strategies were investigated. Representatives of 112 dialysis centers responded, representing 43.1% of all dialysis centers in Poland and 43.4% of hemodialysis-dependent patients’ volume. Most respondents were Heads of hemodialysis centers and board-certified nephrologists. The study demonstrated that in the vast majority of hemodialysis centers (91.6%), subjects are considered for antiviral treatment (AVT); however, many obstacles preventing patients from being prescribed AVT were identified; patients’ reluctance to undergo AVT was most reported (60%). The majority of dialysis units neither evaluate patients with CHC for liver fibrosis (60.4%) nor screen them for hepatocellular carcinoma (53.5%). In conclusion, the presented study demonstrates that HCV management practices across Polish dialysis centers vary substantially. There is a need to optimize and streamline the HCV management infrastructure in the hemodialysis population in Poland. |
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spelling | pubmed-100951412023-04-13 Are We on the Right Track for HCV Micro-Elimination? HCV Management Practices in Dialysis Centers in Poland—A National Cross-Sectional Survey Czarnecka, Paulina Czarnecka, Kinga Tronina, Olga Baczkowska, Teresa Zarychta-Wisniewska, Weronika Durlik, Magdalena J Clin Med Article Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is prevalent in the hemodialysis-dependent population. Currently, all patients with CHC should be considered for treatment; however, many hemodialysis-dependent patients are still left untreated. Following HCV cure, accurate surveillance is mandatory to reduce liver-related mortality and prevent reinfection. We aimed to establish HCV management practices and barriers to HCV elimination in dialysis centers in Poland. Polish dialysis centers were surveyed via email. The HCV management strategies were investigated. Representatives of 112 dialysis centers responded, representing 43.1% of all dialysis centers in Poland and 43.4% of hemodialysis-dependent patients’ volume. Most respondents were Heads of hemodialysis centers and board-certified nephrologists. The study demonstrated that in the vast majority of hemodialysis centers (91.6%), subjects are considered for antiviral treatment (AVT); however, many obstacles preventing patients from being prescribed AVT were identified; patients’ reluctance to undergo AVT was most reported (60%). The majority of dialysis units neither evaluate patients with CHC for liver fibrosis (60.4%) nor screen them for hepatocellular carcinoma (53.5%). In conclusion, the presented study demonstrates that HCV management practices across Polish dialysis centers vary substantially. There is a need to optimize and streamline the HCV management infrastructure in the hemodialysis population in Poland. MDPI 2023-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC10095141/ /pubmed/37048794 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12072711 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Czarnecka, Paulina Czarnecka, Kinga Tronina, Olga Baczkowska, Teresa Zarychta-Wisniewska, Weronika Durlik, Magdalena Are We on the Right Track for HCV Micro-Elimination? HCV Management Practices in Dialysis Centers in Poland—A National Cross-Sectional Survey |
title | Are We on the Right Track for HCV Micro-Elimination? HCV Management Practices in Dialysis Centers in Poland—A National Cross-Sectional Survey |
title_full | Are We on the Right Track for HCV Micro-Elimination? HCV Management Practices in Dialysis Centers in Poland—A National Cross-Sectional Survey |
title_fullStr | Are We on the Right Track for HCV Micro-Elimination? HCV Management Practices in Dialysis Centers in Poland—A National Cross-Sectional Survey |
title_full_unstemmed | Are We on the Right Track for HCV Micro-Elimination? HCV Management Practices in Dialysis Centers in Poland—A National Cross-Sectional Survey |
title_short | Are We on the Right Track for HCV Micro-Elimination? HCV Management Practices in Dialysis Centers in Poland—A National Cross-Sectional Survey |
title_sort | are we on the right track for hcv micro-elimination? hcv management practices in dialysis centers in poland—a national cross-sectional survey |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10095141/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37048794 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12072711 |
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