| Abstract: |
This chapter on morbidity and mortality in the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) population is from a special supplemental issue of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases that presents excerpts from the 18th annual report from the U.S. Renal Data System on the ESRD program in the United States; data through 2004 is included. The Annual Data Report (ADR) also presents information on patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and assesses care of at-risk populations and international comparisons of ESRD. This chapter examines overall and cause-specific hospitalization and mortality rates, including tables of hospitalization rates by patient vintage, maps of admission rates for cardiovascular disease and infection, and maps of mortality rates related to cardiovascular disease, stroke, and bacteremia or septicemia. The chapter also covers neuro-epidemiology, focusing on incident and prevalent stroke, peripheral neuropathy, and dementia. 48 figures. 5 tables. |