Trends in renal replacement therapy in XXXX , 1996-2008.

@entity1 @entity101 @entity6 @entity233 @entity5450 @entity281 @entity631 @entity204 @entity454
BACKGROUND: National renal registry studies providing data for incidence, prevalence, and characteristics of @entity454 and renal replacement therapy (RRT) serve as a basis to determine national strategies for the prevention and treatment of these diseases and identify new areas for special studies. STUDY DESIGN: Since 1990, the Turkish Society of Nephrology has been coordinating a national renal registry that collects data on @entity1 receiving RRT. This report focuses on data collected from 1996-2008. SETTING _ @entity1 : Data were collected in dialysis centers for @entity1 on RRT. PREDICTOR: Year. OUTCOMES: Point prevalence and incidence of RRT, RRT modalities, demographic and clinical characteristics of @entity1 on RRT. RESULTS: From 1996 to 2008, the number of centers (199 and 760) and response rates to the registry (76% and 99.4%) increased. In 2008, the point prevalence of RRT was 756 per million population (pmp) and incidence was 188 pmp, including pediatric @entity1 . In prevalent @entity1 , the most common RRT modality was hemodialysis (77.0% of @entity1 ), followed by peritoneal dialysis (10.1%) and transplant (12.9%). The age of hemodialysis and transplant @entity1 increased, with a predominance of male @entity1 . Percentages of @entity6 and @entity101 as causes of @entity454 increased, whereas those of chronic @entity631 and @entity5450 decreased. Infection and crude @entity204 rates decreased in all treatment modalities. LIMITATIONS: The main study limitations were registry design and low number of kidney transplants. CONCLUSION: With increasing numbers of dialysis centers and RRT @entity1 during the last 12 years, the need for RRT in @entity233 has been better met. The quality of RRT care has improved, especially regarding prevention and treatment of @entity281 .
