Mortality | |
Total ESRD deaths (2003)...................................................................................................... | 82,5888 |
Cause of death rank (2003)..................................................................................................... | >15th2 |
Prevalence | |
Total cases (2003)................................................................................................................ | 452,9578 |
Incidence | |
New cases (2003)................................................................................................................ | 102,5678 |
Cost | |
Total ESRD program expenditures (2003).............................................................................. | $27.3 billion8 |
The NHQR includes six measures of ESRD management to assess the quality of care provided to renal dialysis patients. The two core report measures highlighted here are: