Korean J Intern Med.  2015 Jan;30(1):17-22. 10.3904/kjim.2015.30.1.17.

Major changes and improvements of dialysis therapy in Korea: review of end-stage renal disease registry

• Jin DC

• KMID: 2129657
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2015.30.1.17

Abstract

The Korean Society of Nephrology (KSN) launched a nationwide end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patient registry in 1985 called the Insan Prof. Byung-Suk Min Memorial ESRD Patient Registry. KSN members voluntarily participate in this registry, which has been collecting data through the Internet since 2000. The KSN ESRD patient registry data were reviewed to elucidate the major changes and improvements in dialysis therapy in Korea. The data review revealed: a rapid increase in the number of patients with ESRD; an increase in the number of patients with diabetic nephropathy; a decrease in the proportion of patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis; an increase in the role of private dialysis clinics; an increase in the number of elderly patients undergoing dialysis and the number of patients undergoing long-term dialysis; a decrease in mean blood pressure and an increase in pulse pressure; improvement in anemia treatment; improvement in dialysis adequacy; and improvement in the survival of patients undergoing dialysis. In conclusion, improvements have been made in blood pressure control, anemia treatment, and dialysis adequacy despite increases in the number of elderly patients, diabetic patients, and patients on long-term dialysis during the last two decades in Korea.

Keyword

Kidney failure, chronic; Renal dialysis; Peritoneal dialysis; Dialysis registry

MeSH Terms

Diabetic Retinopathy/diagnosis/mortality/*therapy
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic/diagnosis/mortality/*therapy
Peritoneal Dialysis/trends
Private Sector/trends
Quality Improvement/trends
Quality Indicators, Health Care/trends
Registries
Renal Dialysis/adverse effects/mortality/standards/*trends
Republic of Korea/epidemiology
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome