End‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a global health problem. There are differences in
mortality among patients with ESRD amid industrialized countries that may be related to …

The prevalence and incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) continues to rise
worldwide. Given the increasing burden of conditions that cause kidney failure, such as …

Introduction Kidney failure treated with hemodialysis (HD), or peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a
major global health problem that is associated with increased risks of death and …

Background. Mortality and hospitalization rates are reported for nationally representative
random samples of haemodialysis patients treated at randomly selected dialysis facilities in …

The first part of this chapter will provide a short description of the various European health-
care systems, focusing on the health-care economics, health-care reforms, and their …

The ERA-EDTA Registry is an international collaboration collecting data on renal
replacement therapy (RRT) in Europe and countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea via …

Background. Given the public health challenge and burden of chronic kidney disease, the
Italian Society of Nephrology (SIN) has compiled a national census of Renal Units (RU) …

The phenomenon of patients with advanced renal failure accepted for dialysis at a late stage
in the disease process (late referral [LR]) is known almost from the beginning of dialysis …

Introduction: The increasing prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is an important
public health issue due to the high costs of kidney replacement therapies. We examined the …

Assessment of healthcare technology and economics can be used to assess the access to
healthcare, its quality and efficacy as well as its cost and cost efficiency. This report …