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Background
Inequalities in access to renal services and acute care for rural and remote populations in Australia have been described but not quantified.
Aim
To describe: the coverage of renal disease management services in rural and remote Australia; and the characteristics of patients who had an aeromedical retrieval for renal disease by Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS).
Methods...
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) provides medical care to populations without access to traditional health‐care services. From 2014 to 2018 the RFDS conducted 6007 (≈1201/year) aeromedical retrievals for gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. More detailed research is needed to determine specific GI disorders that contributed to this caseload, and in particular inform whether the establishment of...
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