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Boenink R, Kramer A, Masoud S, Rodríguez-Benot A, Helve J, Bistrup C, Segelmark MM, Rodríguez Arévalo OL, Kerschbaum J, de Vries APJ, Lundgren T, Bell S, Crespo M, Sørensen SS, Ferraro PM, Arnol M, Bakkaloglu SA, Weekers L, Reisæter AV, Rebić D, Ortiz A, Jager KJ, Stel VS. International comparison and time trends of first kidney transplant recipient characteristics across Europe: an ERA Registry study. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2024; 39:648-658. [PMID: 37653455 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfad189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to provide an overview of age, sex and primary renal disease (PRD) distribution among first kidney transplant recipients across Europe. METHOD The European Renal Association (ERA) Registry database was used to obtain data on patients aged 20 years or older receiving their first kidney transplant between 2010 and 2019 from 12 European countries. The numbers and percentages of recipients in each age, sex and PRD group were calculated by country, donor type and year. RESULTS In total, 99 543 adults received a first kidney transplant. Overall, 23% of the recipients were 65 years or older, 36% were female, and 21% had glomerulonephritis and 15% diabetes mellitus as PRD. Compared with deceased donor kidney transplant recipients, living donor kidney transplant recipients were less often 65 years or older (13% versus 26%), more often had glomerulonephritis (25% versus 20%) and less often diabetes mellitus (8% versus 17%) as PRD. We found large international differences, which were most prominent for age and PRD and less prominent for sex. Over time, the largest change in recipient characteristics was observed for the percentage of recipients aged 65 years or older, increasing from 18% in 2010 to 28% in 2019 for all countries combined with a similar trend in most countries. CONCLUSION We observed large differences for age and PRD distribution between recipients of living and deceased donor kidneys and between European countries. Over time, the percentage of older first kidney transplant recipients increased.
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- Rianne Boenink
- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care and Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care and Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- UK Renal Registry, UK Kidney Association, Bristol, UK
- DPMCN, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
- Renal Medicine & Transplantation, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation Unit, Nephrology Dept University Hospital Reina Sofia, Cordoba, Spain
- Sistema de Información de la Coordinación Autonómica de Trasplantes de Andalucía (SICATA), Spain
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- Finnish Registry for Kidney Diseases, Helsinki, Finland
- Abdominal Center Nephrology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Nephrology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
- Department of Endocrinology, Nephrology and Rheumatology, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Registry of Renal Patients of the Valencian Community, General Directorate of Public Health and Addictions, Ministry of Universal Health and Public Health, Valencia, Spain
- Health and Well-being Technologies Program, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Austrian Dialysis and Transplant Registry, Department of Internal Medicine IV - Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Leiden Transplant Center, Leiden University Medical Center and Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Division of Transplantation Surgery, CLINTEC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Scottish Renal Registry, Meridian Court, Glasgow, UK
- Division of Population Health and Genomics, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut Mar d'Investigacions Médiques, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology P, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- U.O.S. Terapia Conservativa della Malattia Renale Cronica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Clinic for Nephrology, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Fundación Renal Iñigo Alvarez de Toledo, Madrid, Spain
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- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care and Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care and Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Boerstra BA, Boenink R, Astley ME, Bonthuis M, Abd ElHafeez S, Arribas Monzón F, Åsberg A, Beckerman P, Bell S, Cases Amenós A, Castro de la Nuez P, ten Dam MAGJ, Debska-Slizien A, Gjorgjievski N, Giudotti R, Helve J, Hommel K, Idrizi A, Indriðason ÓS, Jarraya F, Kerschbaum J, Komissarov KS, Kozliuk N, Kravljaca M, Lassalle M, De Meester JM, Ots-Rosenberg M, Plummer Z, Radunovic D, Razvazhaieva O, Resic H, Rodríguez Arévalo OL, Santiuste de Pablos C, Seyahi N, Slon-Roblero MF, Stendahl M, Tolaj-Avdiu M, Trujillo-Alemán S, Ziedina I, Ziginskiene E, Ortiz A, Jager KJ, Stel VS, Kramer A. The ERA Registry Annual Report 2021: a summary. Clin Kidney J 2024; 17:sfad281. [PMID: 38638342 PMCID: PMC11024806 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfad281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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Background The European Renal Association (ERA) Registry collects data on kidney replacement therapy (KRT) in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). This paper is a summary of the ERA Registry Annual Report 2021, including a comparison across treatment modalities. Methods Data was collected from 54 national and regional registries from 36 countries, of which 35 registries from 18 countries contributed individual patient data and 19 registries from 19 countries contributed aggregated data. Using this data, incidence and prevalence of KRT, kidney transplantation rates, survival probabilities and expected remaining lifetimes were calculated. Result In 2021, 533.2 million people in the general population were covered by the ERA Registry. The incidence of KRT was 145 per million population (pmp). In incident patients, 55% were 65 years or older, 64% were male, and the most common primary renal disease (PRD) was diabetes (22%). The prevalence of KRT was 1040 pmp. In prevalent patients, 47% were 65 years or older, 62% were male, and the most common PRDs were diabetes and glomerulonephritis/sclerosis (both 16%). On 31 December 2021, 56% of patients received haemodialysis, 5% received peritoneal dialysis, and 39% were living with a functioning graft. The kidney transplantation rate in 2021 was 37 pmp, a majority coming from deceased donors (66%). For patients initiating KRT between 2012-2016, 5-year survival probability was 52%. Compared to the general population, life expectancy was 65% and 68% shorter for males and females receiving dialysis, and 40% and 43% shorter for males and females living with a functioning graft.
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- Brittany A Boerstra
- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Health Behaviours & Chronic Diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Health Behaviours & Chronic Diseases, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Global Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Methodology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Epidemiology Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- The Norwegian Renal Registry, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital – Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Nephrology and Hypertension, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Scottish Renal Registry, Public Health Scotland, Glasgow, UK
- Division of Population Health & Genomics, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK
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- SICATA: Information System of the Autonomous Coordination of Transplants of Andalusia, Seville, Andalusia, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Transplantology and Internal Medicine, Gdańsk Medical University, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Clinic of Nephrology, Skopje, North Macedonia
- Faculty of Medicine, University ‘SS Cyril and Methodius’ Skopje, Skopje, North Macedonia
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- Finnish Registry for Kidney Diseases, Helsinki, Finland
- Abdominal Center Nephrology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Nephrology, Holbaek Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark
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- Service of Nephrology, UHC ‘Mother Teresa’, Tirana, Albania
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- Division of Nephrology, Landspitali – The National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Research Lab LR19ES11 and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Austrian Dialysis and Transplant Registry, Department of Internal Medicine IV – Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Minsk Scientific and Practical Center for Surgery, Transplantology and Hematology, Minsk, Belarus
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- Clinic of Nephrology, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
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- REIN registry (Renal Epidemiology and Information Network), Agence de la Biomédecine, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
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- Tartu University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Tartu, Estonia
- Tartu University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Tartu, Estonia
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- Clinic for Nephrology, Clinical Center of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
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- Society for Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Registry of Kidney Patients of the Valencian Community, General Directorate of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Valencia, Spain
- Health and Well-being Technologies Program, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Murcia Renal Registry, Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Council, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Nephrology, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Swedish Renal Registry, Dept of Internal Medicine, Jonkoping Hospital, Jonkoping, Sweden
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- Health Quality Assessment and Information System Service, Dirección General de Programas Asistenciales, Servicio Canario de la Salud, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Center of Nephrology, Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Riga, Latvia
- Department of Internal Medicine, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia
- Latvian Association of Nephrology, Riga, Latvia
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- Lithuanian Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Association, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Nephrology Department, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, IIS-Fundacion Jimenez Diaz UAM, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Informatics, University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Methodology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Torino C, Mallamaci F, Sarafidis P, Papagianni A, Ekart R, Hojs R, Klinger M, Letachowicz K, Fliser D, Seiler-Mußler S, Lizzi F, Siamopoulos K, Balafa O, Ntounousi E, Slotki I, Shavit L, Stavroulopoulos A, Massy ZA, Seidowsky A, Battaglia Y, Martinez-Castelao A, Villalobos G, Fiaccadori E, Regolisti G, Hannedouche T, Bachelet T, Jager KJ, Dekker FW, Tripepi R, Tripepi G, Gargani L, Sicari R, Picano E, London GM, Zoccali C. The long-term effect of a lung-ultrasound intervention on the risk for death, heart failure and myocardial infarction in dialysis patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2024; 39:371-374. [PMID: 37676030 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfad187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Claudia Torino
- Institute of Clinical Physiology-Reggio Cal Unit, National Research Council, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology-Reggio Cal Unit, National Research Council, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, Hippokration Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Clinic for Internal Medicine, Department of Dialysis, University Clinical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- Clinic for Internal Medicine, Department of Dialysis, University Clinical Centre Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- Department of Nephrology and Internal Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Opole, Opole, Poland
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- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Nephrology Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Nephrology Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- IASIO Hospital-General Clinic of Kallithea, Kallithea, Greece
- Athens Kidney Institute NEPHROEXPERT, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Nephrology, CHU Ambroise Paré, AP-HP, Paris, France
- Centre Epidémiologie et Santé Publique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1018, Team 5, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Nephrology, CHU Ambroise Paré, AP-HP, Paris, France
- Centre Epidémiologie et Santé Publique, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1018, Team 5, Villejuif, France
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- Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Bellvitge's University Hospital-Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
- Red de Investigación Renal, Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Bellvitge's University Hospital-Hospitalet, Barcelona, Spain
- Red de Investigación Renal, Instituto Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University Hospital Parma, Parma, Italy
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- FCRIN-INI-CRCT Network (French Clinical Research Infrastructure Network-Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists), Nancy, France
- Department of Nephrology, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg 1, Strasbourg, France
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- Clinique Saint-Augustin-Centre de Traitement des Maladies Rénales (CTMR), ELSAN, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Bio-informatics, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology-Reggio Cal Unit, National Research Council, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology-Reggio Cal Unit, National Research Council, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology-Pisa, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology-Pisa, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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- Institute of Clinical Physiology-Pisa, National Research Council, Pisa, Italy
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- FCRIN-INI-CRCT Network (French Clinical Research Infrastructure Network-Investigation Network Initiative-Cardiovascular and Renal Clinical Trialists), Nancy, France
- Centre Hospitalier F.H. Manhès, Fleury-Mérogis, France
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- Renal Research Institute, New York, NY, USA
- Institute of Biology and Molecular Genetics (BIOGEM), Ariano Irpino, Italy
- Associazione Ipertensione Nefrologia e Trapianto Renale (IPNET), Reggio Cal, Italy
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Kanbay M, Copur S, Ozbek L, Mutlu A, Cejka D, Ciceri P, Cozzolino M, Haarhaus ML. Klotho: a potential therapeutic target in aging and neurodegeneration beyond chronic kidney disease-a comprehensive review from the ERA CKD-MBD working group. Clin Kidney J 2024; 17:sfad276. [PMID: 38213484 PMCID: PMC10783249 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfad276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024] Open
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Klotho, a multifunctional protein, acts as a co-receptor in fibroblast growth factor 23 and exerts its impact through various molecular pathways, including Wnt, hypoxia-inducible factor and insulin-like growth factor 1 pathways. The physiological significance of Klotho is the regulation of vitamin D and phosphate metabolism as well as serving as a vital component in aging and neurodegeneration. The role of Klotho in aging and neurodegeneration in particular has gained considerable attention. In this narrative review we highlight several key insights into the molecular basis and physiological function of Klotho and synthesize current research on the role of Klotho in neurodegeneration and aging. Klotho deficiency was associated with cognitive impairment, reduced growth, diminished longevity and the development of age-related diseases in vivo. Serum Klotho levels showed a decline in individuals with advanced age and those affected by chronic kidney disease, establishing its potential diagnostic significance. Additionally, multiple medications have been demonstrated to influence Klotho levels. Therefore, this comprehensive review suggests that Klotho could open the door to novel interventions aimed at addressing the challenges of aging and neurodegenerative disorders.
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- Mehmet Kanbay
- Department of Medicine, Nephrology, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medicine, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medicine, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medicine, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Medicine III – Nephrology, Hypertension, Transplantation, Rheumatology, Geriatrics, Ordensklinikum Linz – Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz, Austria
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- Department of Health Sciences, Renal Division, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, Renal Division, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Astley M, Caskey FJ, Evans M, Torino C, Szymczak M, Drechsler C, Pippias M, de Rooij E, Porto G, Stel VS, Dekker FW, Wanner C, Jager KJ, Chesnaye NC. The impact of gender on the risk of cardiovascular events in older adults with advanced chronic kidney disease. Clin Kidney J 2023; 16:2396-2404. [PMID: 38046000 PMCID: PMC10689190 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfad088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at a higher risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) compared with the general population, but gender differences in this risk, especially in older adults, are not fully known. We aim to identify gender differences in the risk of MACE in older European CKD patients, and explore factors that may explain these differences. Methods The European Quality study (EQUAL) is a prospective study on stage 4-5 CKD patients, ≥65 years old, not on dialysis, from Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden and the UK. Cox regression and cumulative incidence competing risk curves were used to identify gender differences in MACE risks. Mediation analysis was used to identify variables which may explain risk differences between men and women. Results A total of 417 men out of 1134 (37%) and 185 women out of 602 women (31%) experienced at least one MACE, over a follow-up period of 5 years. Women had an 18% lower risk of first MACE compared with men (hazard ratio 0.82; 95% confidence interval 0.69-0.97; P = .02), which was attenuated after adjusting for pre-existing cardiometabolic comorbidities and cardiovascular risk factors. There were no significant gender differences in the risk of recurrent MACE or fatal MACE. The risk difference in MACE by gender was larger in patients aged 65-75 years, compared with patients over 75 years. Conclusions In a cohort of older adults with advanced CKD, women had lower risks of MACE. These risk differences were partially explained by pre-existing cardiometabolic comorbidities and cardiovascular risk factors.
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- Megan Astley
- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Health Behaviours and Chronic Diseases and Methodology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Renal Unit, Department of Clinical Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- IFC-CNR, Clinical Epidemiology and Pathophysiology of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
- North Bristol NHS Trust, Renal Unit, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- G.O.M., Bianchi Melacrino Morelli, Reggio Calabria, Italy
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Division of Nephrology, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, ERA Registry, Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Bakkaloğlu SA, Vidal E, Bonthuis M, Neto G, Paripović D, Åsberg A, Hijosa MM, Vondrak K, Jankauskiene A, Roussinov D, Awan A, Jager KJ. European chronic kidney disease registries for children not on kidney replacement therapy: tools for improving health systems and patient-centred outcomes. Clin Kidney J 2023; 16:1980-1985. [PMID: 37915943 PMCID: PMC10616477 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfad204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) in children, from birth to late adolescence, is a unique and highly challenging condition that requires epidemiological research and large-scale, prospective cohort studies. Since its first launch in 2007, the European Society for Paediatric Nephrology/European Renal Association (ESPN/ERA) Registry has collected data on patients on kidney replacement therapy (KRT). However, slowing the progression of CKD is of particular importance and thus the possibility to extend the current registry dataset to include patients in CKD stages 4-5 should be a priority. A survey was sent to the national representatives within the ESPN/ERA Registry to collect information on whether they are running CKD registries. All the representatives from the 38 European countries involved in the ESPN/ERA Registry participated in the survey. Eight existing CKD registries have been identified. General characteristics of the national registry and detailed data on anthropometry, laboratory tests and medications at baseline and at follow-up were collected. Results provided by this survey are highly promising regarding the establishment of an ESPN CKD registry linked to the ESPN/ERA KRT registry and subsequently linking it to the ERA Registry with the same patient identifier, which would allow us to monitor disease progression in childhood and beyond. It is our belief that through such linkages, gaps in patient follow-up will be eliminated and patient-centred outcomes may be improved.
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- Sevcan A Bakkaloğlu
- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, School of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Department for Women's and Children's Health, University Hospital of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- ESPN/ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Hospital de Dona Estefania, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, University Children's Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Norwegian Renal Registry, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital – Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Pharmacy, Oslo University, Oslo, Norway
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- University Hospital Prague, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Pediatric Center, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, University Pediatric Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Children's Health Ireland and University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- ESPN/ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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de Roij van Zuijdewijn CLM, Rootjes PA, Nubé MJ, Bots ML, Canaud B, Blankestijn PJ, van Ittersum FJ, Maduell F, Morena M, Peters SAE, Davenport A, Vernooij RWM, Grooteman MPC. Long-term peridialytic blood pressure changes are related to mortality. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2023; 38:1992-2001. [PMID: 36496176 PMCID: PMC10469106 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In chronic haemodialysis (HD) patients, the relationship between long-term peridialytic blood pressure (BP) changes and mortality has not been investigated. METHODS To evaluate whether long-term changes in peridialytic BP are related to mortality and whether treatment with HD or haemodiafiltration (HDF) differs in this respect, the combined individual participant data of three randomized controlled trials comparing HD with HDF were used. Time-varying Cox regression and joint models were applied. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 2.94 years, 609 of 2011 patients died. As for pre-dialytic systolic BP (pre-SBP), a severe decline (≥21 mmHg) in the preceding 6 months was independently related to increased mortality [hazard ratio (HR) 1.61, P = .01] when compared with a moderate increase. Likewise, a severe decline in post-dialytic diastolic BP (DBP) was associated with increased mortality (adjusted HR 1.96, P < .0005). In contrast, joint models showed that every 5-mmHg increase in pre-SBP and post-DBP during total follow-up was related to reduced mortality (adjusted HR 0.97, P = .01 and 0.94, P = .03, respectively). No interaction was observed between BP changes and treatment modality. CONCLUSION Severe declines in pre-SBP and post-DBP in the preceding 6 months were independently related to mortality. Therefore peridialytic BP values should be interpreted in the context of their changes and not solely as an absolute value.
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- Camiel L M de Roij van Zuijdewijn
- Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nephrology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Diabetes & Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nephrology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Diabetes & Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nephrology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Diabetes & Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Center of Excellence Medical, Fresenius Medical Care GmbH, Bad Homburg, Germany
- University of Montpellier, Research and Training Unit Medicine, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nephrology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Diabetes & Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- PhyMedExp, INSERM, CNRS, University of Montpellier, Département de Biochimie et Hormonologie, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- George Institute for Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Royal Free Hospital, University College London Medical School, London, UK
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Nephrology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Diabetes & Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Astley ME, Boenink R, Abd ElHafeez S, Trujillo-Alemán S, Arribas F, Åsberg A, Beckerman P, Bell S, Bouzas-Caamaño ME, Farnés JC, Galvão AA, Gjorgjievski N, Kelmendi VG, Guidotti R, Helve J, Idrizi A, Indriðason ÓS, Ioannou K, Kerschbaum J, Komissarov K, Castro de la Nuez P, Lassalle M, Nordio M, Arévalo OLR, Santiuste C, Seyahi N, Roblero MFS, Steenkamp R, ten Dam MAGJ, Zakharova EV, Ziginskiene E, Bonthuis M, Stel VS, Ortiz A, Jager KJ, Kramer A. The ERA Registry Annual Report 2020: a summary. Clin Kidney J 2023; 16:1330-1354. [PMID: 37529647 PMCID: PMC10387405 DOI: 10.1093/ckj/sfad087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 08/03/2023] Open
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Background The European Renal Association (ERA) Registry collects data on kidney replacement therapy (KRT) in patients with ESKD. This paper is a summary of the ERA Registry Annual Report 2020, also including comparisons among primary renal disease (PRD) groups. Methods Data were collected from 52 national and regional registries from 34 European countries and countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea: 35 registries from 18 countries providing individual level data and 17 registries from 17 countries providing aggregated data. Using this data, KRT incidence and prevalence, kidney transplantation rates, expected remaining lifetimes and survival probabilities were calculated. Results A general population of 654.9 million people was covered by the ERA Registry in 2020. The overall incidence of KRT was 128 per million population (p.m.p.). In incident KRT patients, 54% were older than 65 years, 63% were men and the most common PRD was diabetes mellitus (21%). Regarding initial treatment modality in incident patients, 85% received haemodialysis (HD), 11% received peritoneal dialysis (PD) and 4% received a pre-emptive kidney transplant. On 31 December 2020, the prevalence of KRT was 931 p.m.p. In prevalent patients, 45% were older than 65 years, 60% were men and glomerulonephritis was the most common PRD (18%). Of these patients, 58% were on HD, 5% on PD and 37% were living with a kidney transplant. The overall kidney transplantation rate in 2020 was 28 p.m.p., with a majority of kidney grafts from deceased donors (71%). The unadjusted 5-year survival, based on incident dialysis patient from 2011-15, was 41.8%. For patients having received a deceased donor transplant, the unadjusted 5-year survival probability was 86.2% and for patients having received a living donor transplant it was 94.4%. When comparing data by PRD group, differences were found regarding the distribution of age groups, sex and treatment modality received.
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- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care and Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Epidemiology Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Health Quality Assessment and Information System Service, Dirección General de Programas Asistenciales, Servicio Canario de la Salud, Canary Islands, Spain
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- Department of Aragon Health, General Direction of Health Care, Zaragoza, Spain
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- The Norwegian Renal Registry, Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital – Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, and School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Scottish Renal Registry, Public Health Scotland, Glasgow, UK
- Division of Population Health & Genomics, University of Dundee, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, United Kingdom
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- Catalan Renal Registry, Catalan Transplant Organization, Health Department, Generalitat of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital of Nephrology, Skopje, N. Macedonia
- Faculty of Medicine, University “SS Cyril and Methodius” Skopje, Skopje, N. Macedonia
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- Institute of Nephrology, City Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Finnish Registry for Kidney Diseases and Abdominal Center Nephrology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Service of Nephrology, UHC Mother Teresa, Tirana, Albania
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- Division of Nephrology, Landspitali–The National University Hospital of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Austrian Dialysis and Transplant Registry, Department of Internal Medicine IV–Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Minsk Scientific and Practical Center of Surgery, Transplantation and Hematology, Minsk, Belarus
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- SICATA: Information System of the Autonomous Coordination of Transplants of Andalusia, Seville, Andalucia, Spain
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- REIN Registry, Agence de la Biomédecine, Saint-Denis La Plaine, France
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- Division of Nephrology, AULSS 2, Treviso General Hospital, Treviso, Italy
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- Registry of Renal Patients of the Valencian Community, General Directorate of Public Health and Addictions, Ministry of Universal Health and Public Health, Valencia, Spain
- Health and Well-being Technologies Program, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Murcia Renal Registry, Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Council, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Nephrology, Botkin Hospital, Moscow, Russia
- Nephrology and Hemodialysis, Russian Medical Academy of Continuing Professional Education, Moscow, Russia
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- Lithuanian Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Association, Kaunas, Lithuania
- Nephrology Department, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- ESPN/ERA Registry, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care and Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, IIS-Fundacion Jimenez Diaz UAM, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health, Quality of Care and Ageing & Later Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Jørgensen HS, Evenepoel P, Komaba H, Mazzaferro S, Vervloet M, Cavalier E, Fukagawa M. Response to Letter to the Editor From Sumi et al: "Lower Bone Turnover and Skeletal PTH Responsiveness in Japanese Compared to European Patients Receiving Hemodialysis". J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023; 108:e42-e43. [PMID: 36469693 PMCID: PMC9931179 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgac698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hanne Skou Jørgensen
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Research Group, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Correspondence: Pieter Evenepoel, MD, PhD, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara 259–1193, Japan
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- Nephrology Unit at Policlinico Umberto I Hospital, 00185 Rome, Italy
- Department of Translation and Precision Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Nephrology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Center, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Université de Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara 259–1193, Japan
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Sever MS, Vanholder R, Oniscu G, Abramowicz D, Van Biesen W, Maggiore U, Watschinger B, Mariat C, Buturovic-Ponikvar J, Crespo M, Mjoen G, Heering P, Peruzzi L, Gandolfini I, Hellemans R, Hilbrands L. Kidney transplantation during mass disasters - from COVID-19 to other catastrophes A Consensus Statement by the DESCARTES Working Group and Ethics Committee of the ERA. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2023; 38:300–308. [PMID: 36066915 PMCID: PMC9923698 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 07/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Mass disasters are characterized by a disparity between health care demand and supply, which hampers complex therapies like kidney transplantation. Considering scarcity of publications on previous disasters, we reviewed transplantation practice during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, and dwelled upon this experience for guiding transplantation strategies in the future pandemic and non-pandemic catastrophes. We strongly suggest continuing transplantation programs during mass disasters, if medical and logistic operational circumstances are appropriate. Postponing transplantations from living donors and referral of urgent cases to safe regions or hospitals are justified. Specific preventative measures in anticipated disasters (such as vaccination programs during pandemics or evacuation in case of hurricanes or wars) may be useful to minimize risks. Immunosuppressive therapies should consider stratifying risk status and avoiding heavy immune suppression in patients with a low probability of therapeutic success. Discharging patients at the earliest convenience is justified during pandemics, whereas delaying discharge is reasonable in other disasters, if infrastructural damage results in unhygienic living environments for the patients. In the outpatient setting, telemedicine is a useful approach to reduce the patient load to hospitals, to minimize the risk of nosocomial transmission in pandemics and the need for transport in destructive disasters. If it comes down to save as many lives as possible, some ethical principles may vary in function of disaster circumstances, but elementary ethical rules are non-negotiable. Patient education is essential to minimize disaster-related complications and to allow for an efficient use of health care resources.
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- European Kidney Health Alliance, Brussels, Belgium; Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Nephrology Section, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Nephrology Section, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Medical University of Vienna, Department of Medicine III, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Vienna, Austria
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- Service de Néphrologie, Dialyse et Transplantation rénale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne, Hôpital NORD, Université de Lyon, Université Jean Monnet, Saint Etienne, France
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- Hospital del Mar, Department of Nephrology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Section of Nephrology, Department of Transplant Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Klinik für Nephrologie und Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Städtisches Klinikum Solingen, Solingen, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Radboud university medical center, Department of Nephrology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Hemmelder MH, Noordzij M, Vart P, Hilbrands LB, Jager KJ, Abrahams AC, Arroyo D, Battaglia Y, Ekart R, Mallamaci F, Malloney SR, Oliveira J, Rydzewski A, Sridharan S, Vogt L, Duivenvoorden R, Gansevoort RT, Franssen CFM. Recovery of dialysis patients with COVID-19: health outcomes 3 months after diagnosis in ERACODA. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2022; 37:1140-1151. [PMID: 35030246 PMCID: PMC8807277 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related short-term mortality is high in dialysis patients, but longer-term outcomes are largely unknown. We therefore assessed patient recovery in a large cohort of dialysis patients 3 months after their COVID-19 diagnosis. METHODS We analyzed data on dialysis patients diagnosed with COVID-19 from 1 February 2020 to 31 March 2021 from the European Renal Association COVID-19 Database (ERACODA). The outcomes studied were patient survival, residence and functional and mental health status (estimated by their treating physician) 3 months after COVID-19 diagnosis. Complete follow-up data were available for 854 surviving patients. Patient characteristics associated with recovery were analyzed using logistic regression. RESULTS In 2449 hemodialysis patients (mean ± SD age 67.5 ± 14.4 years, 62% male), survival probabilities at 3 months after COVID-19 diagnosis were 90% for nonhospitalized patients (n = 1087), 73% for patients admitted to the hospital but not to an intensive care unit (ICU) (n = 1165) and 40% for those admitted to an ICU (n = 197). Patient survival hardly decreased between 28 days and 3 months after COVID-19 diagnosis. At 3 months, 87% functioned at their pre-existent functional and 94% at their pre-existent mental level. Only few of the surviving patients were still admitted to the hospital (0.8-6.3%) or a nursing home (∼5%). A higher age and frailty score at presentation and ICU admission were associated with worse functional outcome. CONCLUSIONS Mortality between 28 days and 3 months after COVID-19 diagnosis was low and the majority of patients who survived COVID-19 recovered to their pre-existent functional and mental health level at 3 months after diagnosis.
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- Marc H Hemmelder
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Maastricht University Medical Center, CARIM School for Cardiovascular Disease, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- ERA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Specialized Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, St. Anna University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Dialysis, Clinic for Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Renal Transplantation Unit, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano di Reggio Cal, Italy
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- Centrodial (Outpatient Dialysis Center), São João da Madeira, Portugal
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and Transplantation Medicine, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of nephrology, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Lister Hospital, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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de Jong RW, Stel VS, Heaf JG, Murphy M, Massy ZA, Jager KJ. Non-medical barriers reported by nephrologists when providing renal replacement therapy or comprehensive conservative management to end-stage kidney disease patients: a systematic review. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2021; 36:848-862. [PMID: 31898742 PMCID: PMC8075372 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfz271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Large international differences exist in access to renal replacement therapy (RRT) modalities and comprehensive conservative management (CCM) for patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), suggesting that some patients are not receiving the most appropriate treatment. Previous studies mainly focused on barriers reported by patients or medical barriers (e.g. comorbidities) reported by nephrologists. An overview of the non-medical barriers reported by nephrologists when providing the most appropriate form of RRT (other than conventional in-centre haemodialysis) or CCM is lacking. METHODS We searched in EMBASE and PubMed for original articles with a cross-sectional design (surveys, interviews or focus groups) published between January 2010 and September 2018. We included studies in which nephrologists reported barriers when providing RRT or CCM to adult patients with ESKD. We used the barriers and facilitators survey by Peters et al. [Ruimte Voor Verandering? Knelpunten en Mogelijkheden Voor Verbeteringen in de Patiëntenzorg. Nijmegen: Afdeling Kwaliteit van zorg (WOK), 2003] as preliminary framework to create our own model and performed meta-ethnographic analysis of non-medical barriers in text, tables and figures. RESULTS Of the 5973 articles screened, 16 articles were included using surveys (n = 10), interviews (n = 5) and focus groups (n = 1). We categorized the barriers into three levels: patient level (e.g. attitude, role perception, motivation, knowledge and socio-cultural background), level of the healthcare professional (e.g. fears and concerns, working style, communication skills) and level of the healthcare system (e.g. financial barriers, supportive staff and practice organization). CONCLUSIONS Our systematic review has identified a number of modifiable, non-medical barriers that could be targeted by, for example, education and optimizing financing structure to improve access to RRT modalities and CCM.
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- Rianne W de Jong
- ERA-EDTA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- ERA-EDTA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
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- The Irish Kidney Association CLG, Dublin, Ireland
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- Division of Nephrology, Ambroise Paré University Hospital, APHP, University of Paris Ouest-Versailles-St-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ), Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, France
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1018, Team 5, CESP UVSQ, University Paris Saclav, Villejuif, France
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- ERA-EDTA Registry, Department of Medical Informatics, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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