Table 1.
Dialysis services in Mauritius at December 31, 2020
| Characteristic | Value |
| Number of patients on dialysis (total number and per million people in the general population) | 1579 patients (1578 HD, one PD) in total and 1248 pmp in general population |
| Percent of patients on home dialysis in your country | <0.1% |
| Government funded | Public hospitals 1252 patients |
| Privately run units 313 patients | |
| Patient funded | Privately run units 14 patients |
| Are all dialysis sessions covered by insurance, or do some patients have out-of-pocket expenses? | Public: costs fully covered by government |
| Private: costs fully covered by patient | |
| Are the dialysis units hospital based or freestanding? | Most units are hospital based, a few are freestanding |
| Are the dialysis units for-profit or non-profit? | Non-profit if government run |
| What is the reimbursement per dialysis session in US$? | Not applicable |
| Are all of the staff who deliver dialysis nurses, or do you also use patient care technicians? | Nurses only |
| What is the typical patient to RN ratio in the dialysis units? | 4:1 |
| What is the average length of a dialysis session? | 3 h (thrice weekly) |
| How many times per mo are patients seen by a nephrologist during dialysis sessions? | Once every 3 mo |
| What is the proportion of patients on HD in your country using an AVF, AVG and CVC? | AVF 87%, AVG 0%, CVC 13% |
HD, hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis; pmp, per million population; RN, registered nurse; AVF, arteriovenous fistula; AVG, arteriovenous graft; CVC, central venous catheter.