Background. Incident and prevalent (I&P) rates in dialysis end-stage renal disease (ESRD)
patients in Taiwan increased rapidly following the launch of National Health Insurance (NHI) …

Background. Living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) provides more timely access to
transplantation and better clinical outcomes than deceased donor kidney transplantation …

Background: Central venous catheters (CVC) are a potential source of bacteraemia and
have been associated with increased mortality in haemodialysis patients. We aimed to …

Background Renal replacement therapy rates are inversely related to socioeconomic status
(SES) in developed countries. The relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and …

Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is common and is associated with significant morbidity
and mortality. Socioeconomic status may be negatively associated with AKI as some risk …

Objectives We aimed to explore the impacts of individual and environmental socioeconomic
status (SES) on the outcome of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in regions with significant SES …

Socioeconomic disadvantage has been linked to reduced access to kidney transplantation.
To understand and address potential barriers to transplantation, we used the Australia and …

The association between area socioeconomic deprivation and mortality post kidney
transplantation is unclear. To clarify this, we obtained data from 19,103 kidney transplant …

Introduction This study examined the relationship among age, measures of social
deprivation, and incidence and outcome of acute kidney injury (AKI). Methods The Welsh …

Background: Social deprivation could act as a barrier to peritoneal dialysis (PD). The
objective of this study was to assess the association between social deprivation estimated …