Individual studies indicate that kidney transplantation is associated with lower mortality and
improved quality of life compared with chronic dialysis treatment. We did a systematic review …

Background While much has been learned about the epidemiology and treatment of end-
stage renal disease (ESRD) in the last 30 years, chronic kidney disease (CKD) before the …

Background/Purpose Taiwan has the highest incidence and prevalence of end-stage kidney
disease (ESKD) worldwide. However, the epidemiologic features of ESKD requiring dialysis …

Aims Short-term studies have reported left ventricular (LV) dilatation following surgical
creation of arteriovenous fistulas (AVF) or arteriovenous grafts (AVGs), but chronic cardiac …

Background This study examines the time trends in incidence, prevalence, patient and
kidney allograft survival and causes of death (COD) in patients receiving renal replacement …

Background For 10 consecutive years, the ESPN/ERA-EDTA Registry has included data on
children with stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD 5) receiving kidney replacement therapy …

Background This article provides a summary of the 2013 European Renal Association–
European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA) Registry Annual Report …

Background The aim of this study was to identify trends in total, deceased donor (DD) and
living donor (LD) kidney transplantation (KT) rates in European countries. Methods The …

Background The aim of this study was to describe the trends in the incidence, prevalence
and survival of patients on kidney replacement therapy (KRT) for end-stage kidney disease …

Peritoneal dialysis is now a well established, mature treatment modality for advanced
chronic kidney disease. The medium term (at least 5 year) survival of patients on peritoneal …