Uninsured Patients Under Dialysis in Greece: A Case-Control Study
Uninsured patients who received three-week scheduled dialysis sessions improved all their laboratory values and had zero mortality. Healthcare policy has to take into account that scheduled dialysis sessions result in favorable outcome for uninsured patients.
Authors
- C Nikolov
- Ioanna Revela
- Eleni Chelioti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8814-6682)
- Rigas Kalaitzidis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7773-7575)
- Vasiliki Gkika (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1537-5073)
- Despina Smirloglou
- Shana L. Palla
- Eleni Gkogka
Institutions
- University of Piraeus (GR)
- Thriasio General Hospital of Elefsina (GR)
- Tzaneion General Hospital (GR)
- General Hospital of Nikea (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.97723
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00