Decreasing incidence of dialysis in older patients in The Netherlands as compared with other European countries: an international perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

After decades of increasing dialysis incidence, we observed a decreasing trend in the Netherlands in the last decade. We compared this trend with trends in other European countries.

Materials and methods

Aggregated data for calendar years 2001-2019 from the Dutch registries of kidney replacement therapy patients and the European Renal Association Registry were used. Dialysis incidence in the Netherlands was compared with that in 11 other European countries/regions using three age groups: 20-64, 65-74, and ≥75 years, taking into account pre-emptive kidney transplantation (PKT) incidence. Time trends were assessed as annual percentage change (APC) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) using joinpoint regression analysis.

Results

Between 2001 and 2019 the Dutch

SUBMITTER: van Oevelen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10310523 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature