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Detailed information concerning the extent of the problem of analgesic nephropathy is limited, particularly for recent years. National annual data were collected in Australia/New Zealand by the Aushalian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry (ANZDATA) [51] and in the United States by the United States Renal Data System (USRDS) [52]. In Eu-... 

The epidemiology of Stage 5 CKD has been well documented through the efforts of the United States Renal Data System (USRDS), a national data system that collects, analyzes, and distribntes information... 

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Figure 45-12 Trends in incident rates of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) by primary diagnosis. Diabetes is the primary cause of ESRD in 42% to 47% of adult dialysis patients in the United States.The overall incidence of ESRD has increased by 50% between 199 [ and 2000. (From United States Renal Data System Excerpts from the USRDS annual data report atlas of ESRD in the United States. Am J Kidney Dis 2003 (suppl 2) 41 50, with permission from the National Kidney Foundation.)...

ISPD International Society of Peritoneal Dialysis MRSA methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MRSE methicillin-resistant enterococcus NKF-K/DOQl National Kidney Foundation Kidney Disease Outcomes Quahtative Initiative PAN polyacrylonitrile PMMA polymethylmethacrylate PS polysulfone URR urea reduction ratio USRDS United States Renal Data System VRE vancomycin-resistant enterococcus WBC white blood cell (count)... 

Molitoris B.Transitioning to therapy in ischemic acute renal failure. J Am Soc. Nephrol. 2003 14 265-267 US Renal Data System, USRDS 2006 Annual Data Report Atlas of end-stage renal disease in the United States. National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda MD, 2006. 

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