AIM The percentage of people in Australia who undertake home dialysis has steadily decreased over the past 40 years and varies within Australia. Consumer factors related to this decline have not previously been determined. METHODS A 78-question survey was developed and piloted in 2008 and 2009. Survey forms were distributed to all adult routine dialysis patients in all Australian states and t...

Automated reporting of eGFR by laboratories has been widely implemented during the last decade. Over this same period, a steady increase in eGFR at dialysis initiation has been reported. This study examined trends in eGFR at dialysis initiation over time among incident dialysis patient populations before and after eGFR reporting. All patients who initiated dialysis between January of 2001 and D...

In the past decade, peritoneal dialysis use among patients with end-stage renal disease has declined in many countries. Studies from the United States indicate that many academic centers do not have adequate resources to train fellows, most incident dialysis patients are not offered peritoneal dialysis, and more than half of dialysis clinics do not have the infrastructure to support peritoneal ...

BACKGROUND Many patients with kidney failure "crash" onto dialysis or initiate dialysis in an unplanned fashion. There are varying definitions, but essentially, a patient is labeled as having a crash dialysis start if he or she has little to no care by a nephrologist prior to starting dialysis. A patient is labeled as having an unplanned dialysis start when he or she starts dialysis with a cath...

BACKGROUND This study examines the patients' need for information and guidance in the selection of dialysis modality, and in establishing and practicing home dialysis. The study focuses on patients' experiences living with home dialysis, how they master the treatment, and their views on how to optimize communication with health services and the potential of telemedicine. METHODS We used an in...

BACKGROUND Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has recently become an important issue. It reportedly affects morbidity and mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). In this study, we investigated whether early referral and planned dialysis improve the HRQOL and depression of patients with ESRD. METHODS We prospectively enrolled newly diagnosed patients with ESRD, from 31 h...

INTRODUCTION National chronic dialysis data are fundamental for treatment planning. OBJECTIVE To report data of the annual survey of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology about chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis in July 2012. METHODS A survey based on data of dialysis units from the whole country. The data collection was performed by using a questionnaire filled out on-line by the di...

INTRODUCTION As economic development continues in China, it is important to evaluate recent changes in dialysis status. However, China lacks a national dialysis registry. This elevates the need to use local registry systems like the Shanghai Dialysis Registry to gain an overview of dialysis status in developed cities in China. METHODS Data were collected from the Shanghai Dialysis Registry fr...

INTRODUCTION The treatment offered to chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients before starting hemodialysis (HD) impacts prognosis. OBJECTIVE We seek differences among incident HD patients according to the distance between home and the dialysis center. METHODS We included 179 CKD patients undergoing HD. Patients were stratified in two groups: "living near the dialysis center" (patients whose h...