Trends in epidemiologic characteristics of end-stage renal disease from 2019 Korean Renal Data System (KORDS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Korean Society of Nephrology (KSN) has maintained a nationwide end-stage renal disease (ESRD) registry data from Korean Renal Data System (KORDS) since 1985, as the representative registry of ESRD patients in Korea. This review is aimed to update the status of domestic ESRD and to provide evidence on the direction of dialysis therapy.

Methods

The KORDS Committee of KSN has collected data on dialysis centers and patients through an online registry program, and the data from 1986 to 2019 were analyzed.

Results

The incidence and prevalence of ESRD patients in Korea are increasing. The ESRD population numbered more than 100,000 in 2019, doubling during the 10 years since 2010. The proportion of diabetes mellitus as a major cause of ESRD seems to have reache

SUBMITTER: Hong YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8041639 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature