Journal article
Worldwide access to treatment for end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review
Abstract
BACKGROUND: End-stage kidney disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Prevalence of the disease and worldwide use of renal replacement therapy (RRT) are expected to rise sharply in the next decade. We aimed to quantify estimates of this burden.
METHODS: We systematically searched Medline for observational studies and renal registries, and contacted national experts to obtain RRT prevalence data. We used Poisson …
Authors
Liyanage T; Ninomiya T; Jha V; Neal B; Patrice HM; Okpechi I; Zhao M-H; Lv J; Garg AX; Knight J
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 385, No. 9981, pp. 1975–1982
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2015
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61601-9
ISSN
0140-6736