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To assess nationwide epidemiological trends, demographic characteristics, and clinical outcomes among patients receiving regular maintenance dialysis treatment at the end of 2011.

December 1, 2013Therapeutic Apheresis and DialysisOpen Access

Overview of Regular Dialysis Treatment in Japan (as of 31 December 2011)

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SNShigeru NakaiNihon University YWYuzo WatanabeKasugai Municipal Hospital IMIkuto MasakaneYamagata University Hospital

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Nationwide survey reveals record-high prevalence and rising mortality in chronic dialysis patients, indicating diabetic nephropathy as the leading cause of renal failure.

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To assess nationwide epidemiological trends, demographic characteristics, and clinical outcomes among patients receiving regular maintenance dialysis treatment at the end of 2011.
Conducted a nationwide statistical registry survey across 4,255 dialysis facilities at year-end 2011.
Obtained completed responses from 4,213 facilities (99.0% response rate) to evaluate patient incidence, prevalence, primary renal diseases, and mortality metrics.
The total dialysis population reached 304,856 patients (2,385.4 per million) with 38,613 newly initiated patients (mean age 67.84 years) and an annual crude death rate of 10.2% (30,743 deaths).
Diabetic nephropathy was the leading cause of renal failure among newly initiated patients (44.3%) and the prevalent population (36.7%), exceeding chronic glomerulonephritis (34.8%).
Peritoneal dialysis was utilized by 9,642 patients, and pharmacotherapy for hyperuricemia was prescribed in approximately 17% of all dialysis patients.

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Nakai et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72eb15430f990cbe1cf354 https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-9987.12147

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Nationwide survey reveals record-high prevalence and rising mortality in chronic dialysis patients, indicating diabetic nephropathy as the leading cause of renal failure.

Overview of Regular Dialysis Treatment in Japan (as of 31 December 2011)

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Overview of Regular Dialysis Treatment in Japan (as of 31 December 2011)

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