Nephrology in practice: a new series

The burden of renal disease is large. The number of people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring renal replacement therapy continues to rise in Canada and throughout the world. The development of ESRD and the requirement for dialysis imposes significant burdens on the individual, the family...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) 2002-01, Vol.166 (2), p.195-195
Main Authors: Morton, A Ross, Wooltorton, Eric
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Humans
Kidney Diseases
Nephrology
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Summary:The burden of renal disease is large. The number of people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring renal replacement therapy continues to rise in Canada and throughout the world. The development of ESRD and the requirement for dialysis imposes significant burdens on the individual, the family and on society as a whole. Data from the Canadian Organ Replacement Registry (superscript 2) indicate that as of Dec. 31, 1999, 21 835 patients were receiving some form of renal replacement therapy. This included 8323 patients with kidney transplants and 13 512 patients on dialysis. The rate of increase in the number of patients receiving dialysis is of the order of 7% per year (with considerable variation by province and by age group).
ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329