Indigenous Australians are disadvantaged, relative to other Australians, over a range of socio-economic and health measures. The age- and sex-adjusted incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD)--the irreversible preterminal phase of chronic renal failure--is almost nine times higher amongst Indigenous than it is amongst non-indigenous Australians. A striking gradient exists from urban to remot...

This article presents recent studies on factors affecting choice of self-care dialysis from around the world, denoting the relationship between early pre-end stage renal disease (ESRD) education and increased selection of self-care dialysis modalities. Style and content of various pre-ESRD education programs, barriers to early pre-ESRD education, and programs designed to decrease late referral ...

BACKGROUND The incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in England is increasing. There is a higher incidence of ESRD in British Indo-Asians than in the White population. AIM To determine to what degree the increasing demand for renal replacement therapy in the UK is due to Indo-Asian patients. To study the presentation to renal services of Indo-Asian patients with ESRD and report any ineq...

INTRODUTION Steroid resistant idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (SRINS) in children is one of the leading causes of progression to chronic kidney disease stage V (CKD V)/end stage renal disease (ESRD). OBJECTIVE The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the efficacy of immunosuppressive drugs (IS) and to identify risk factors for progression to ESRD in this population. METHODS Clinical...

BACKGROUND Dyslipidaemia is common in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF), and there is increasing evidence to support the role of dyslipidaemia as a contributing factor in the progression of chronic renal disease. However, few prospective studies have been carried out which address the possible relationship between dyslipidaemia and the rate of progression of renal disease in patients wi...

Anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) disease is a disorder characterized by antibodies against an epitope of type IV collagen found on the GBM. The major clinical sequela is rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis, which may be accompanied by pulmonary haemorrhage (Goodpasture’s syndrome). Glomerulonephritis secondary to anti-GBM disease frequently progresses to end-stage renal disease (ESRD)...

INTRODUCTION The rapid increase in the prevalence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) necessitates putting into practice some strategies to prevent its development and progression, especially in the developing world. Detailed chronological changes in the incidence of ESRD may sharpen the focus on its prevention. We, therefore, determined the detailed epidemiological features of ESRD in Iran. MA...

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) use may be associated with nephritis and acute renal injury. The risk of PPIs and deterioration of renal function, in patients with renal diseases, needs to be investigated. A case-control study was conducted in a nation-wide data setting from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). This case-control study used data extracted from NHIRD betw...

ARIC Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities CKD Chronic Kidney Disease ESRD End Stage Renal Disease EU European Union GFR Glomerular Filtration Rate HD Haemodialysis KDIGO Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes MDRD Modification of Diet in Renal Disease NHANES III National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III PD Peritoneal Dialysis PMARP Per Million of the Age-Related Population PMP Per M...