Chronic kidney disease is a progressive disease with no cure and high morbidity and
mortality that occurs commonly in the general adult population, especially in people with …

The prevalence of chronic renal disease is increasing worldwide. Most chronic
nephropathies lack a specific treatment and progress relentlessly to end-stage renal …

Chronic kidney disease is a general term for heterogeneous disorders affecting kidney
structure and function. The 2002 guidelines for definition and classification of this disease …

Chronic kidney disease is defined as a reduced glomerular filtration rate, increased urinary
albumin excretion, or both, and is an increasing public health issue. Prevalence is estimated …

The worldwide rise in the number of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and
consequent end-stage renal failure necessitating renal replacement therapy is threatening …

Although in some parts of the world acute and chronic kidney diseases are preventable or
treatable disorders, in many other regions these diseases are left without any care. The …

In the past decade, kidney disease diagnosed with objective measures of kidney damage
and function has been recognised as a major public health burden. The population …

Patients with chronic kidney failure—defined as a glomerular filtration rate persistently below
15 mL/min per 1· 73 m 2—have an unacceptably high mortality rate. In developing countries …

The definition and classification of chronic kidney disease (CKD) have evolved over time,
but current international guidelines define this condition as decreased kidney function …

The global nephrology community recognises the need for a cohesive plan to address the
problem of chronic kidney disease (CKD). In July, 2016, the International Society of …