Challenges and opportunities for nephrology in Western Europe

Forty million people in Western Europe have chronic kidney disease (CKD).1 The number of patients receiving renal replacement therapy (RRT) increased by 23% from 2006 to 2015.2,3 Males predominate on dialysis. The mean age of patients receiving dialysis is 61.3 years, and 19% are over 80 years.3 Hemodialysis and transplantation predominate, costing around €40,000 to €80,000 and €10,000 to €20,000 per patient per year, respectively.1 Overall, 2% of health expenditure is consumed by RRT for 0.1% of the population.

Source: Kidney International - February 16, 2019 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Eric Rondeau, Valerie A. Luyckx, Hans-Joachim Anders, Kai-Uwe Eckardt, Sandrine Florquin, Hans-Peter Marti, Klaus Ølgaard, Paul Harden, members of the Western Europe Regional Board, International Society of Nephrology Tags: Policy Forum Source Type: research