Hemodijaliza na otoku: četiri godine rada Centra za hemodijalizu Doma zdravlja u Korčuli

Results of the four-year work of Dialysis Unit on the Croatian island of Korčula are presented. Before establishment of the Unit, patients had to travel a 400-km distance every other day to receive dialysis at the nearest dialysis units on the mainland. Due to specific island conditions, the construction and equipping of the Unit were technically more demanding. After four years of the work of the Unit, the number of permanent patients has increased by 40%, predominantly referring to the elderly. However, the favorable results of the work with patients were not accompanied by a positive financial effect. The development of health tourism represents the greatest chance for stable functioning of dialysis units on the islands.U radu su prikazani rezultati četverogodišnjeg rada Centra za hemodijalizu na otoku Korčuli. Sve do otvaranja Centra bolesnici s otoka morali su svakog drugog dana putovati iscrpljujućih 400 km do najbližega Centra za dijalizu na kopnu. Zbog posebnosti životnih uvjeta na otoku izgradnja i opremanje otočkoga Centra za hemodijalizu bili su specifični i zahtjevni. Nakon četiri godina rada broj bolesnika se je povećao za 40%, prvenstveno starih osoba. Dobri rezultati rada s bolesnicima nisu praćeni i očekivanim pozitivnim financijskim rezultatima. Stabilno funkcioniranje Centra u sadašnjim uvjetima može se ostvariti jedino razvojem dijalize za turiste