Late diagnosis adds woes to Spain's 10% dialysis growth
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The Spanish nephrology society (SEN) is calling for urgent action to address the high growth in renal disease, amid a 10% annual rise in the number of patients requiring dialysis. Experts meeting last month in Lanzarote spoke of the need to improve primary care testing in order to improve detection of the disease, and to tackle diabetes, as a major factor in its rise.