Lessons from thirty years data of Korean end-stage renal disease patient registry, 1985–2015

Publication date: Available online 20 August 2015 Source:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice Author(s): Dong-Chan Jin, Sung Ro Yun, Seoung Woo Lee, Sang Woong Han, Won Kim, Jongha Park, Yong Kyun Kim The Korean society of nephrology launched nation-wide official survey program about dialysis therapy in 1985. Nowadays the accumulated data for thirty years by this “Insan prof. Min memorial ESRD patient registry program” have been providing the essential information for dialysis clinical practice, academic nephrology research and health management policy. We reviewed throughout the thirty years’ data for the important changes and implication for the future improvement of dialysis therapy in Korea. The HD patients, especially the diabetics and elderly patients had increased in number very rapidly during recent several years in Korea. The Korean prevalence rate of ESRD patients was about 70% of United States, and about 50% of Japan according to the international comparisons in the annual data report of United State Renal Data System (USRDS). The blood pressure control, anemia control and dialysis adequacy were continuously improved year by year. The importance of calcium and phosphorus control also has been increasing according to increase of the long-term dialysis patients. Also the chronic dialysis complication should be closely monitored and dialysis modification such as HDF therapy might be considered. According to the increase of private clinic and n...
Source: Kidney Research and Clinical Practice - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research