Affiliation:
1. Department of Urology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka - Japan
Abstract
We analyzed the current health economics of vascular access (VA) procedures in Japan. Results showed that the yearly VA-related medical expenses were as high as JPY20 billion and accounted for 1.4% of the total healthcare cost for chronic renal failure. The United States Renal Data System (USRDS) statistics showed that in the USA the yearly VA-related medical expenses accounted for 1.2% of the total medical cost for chronic renal failure, indicating that the costs did not differ much between the two countries. Moreover, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) accounts for approximately 60% of VA procedures performed in Japan, and this ratio is increasing every year. Due to the aging of society and longer treatment periods, it is thought that PTA will become a significant procedure for the treatment of chronic renal failure in Japan.
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1. Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare Homepage (in Japanese). Available at: http://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/k-iryohi/10/dl/toukei.pdf. Accessed July 17 2015
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