The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its risk factors are projected to rise in
parallel with the rapidly ageing global population. By 2050, the prevalence of CKD category …

Kidney transplantation significantly improves the survival of patients with end-stage kidney
disease (ESKD) compared to other forms of kidney replacement therapy. However, kidney …

Background This paper compares the most recent data on the incidence and prevalence of
kidney replacement therapy (KRT), kidney transplantation rates, and mortality on KRT from …

The European Renal Association (ERA) Registry Annual Report 2021 was published online
in 2023 [1]. Its data provide a compelling illustration of the need to prevent chronic kidney …

Hemodialysis is the primary renal replacement therapy for patients affected by end-stage
renal disease, but it has a severe impact on the patient's lifestyle and wellbeing, and is …

Introduction With the increasing prevalence of hypertension, the incidence of kidney
diseases is also increasing, resulting in a serious public burden. Jiangya Tongluo decoction …

Fewer than half of patients treated with hemodialysis survive 5 years. Multiple therapeutics
are used to address the complications of advanced chronic kidney disease but most have …

Abstract Three-weekly 4-h hemodialysis/hemodiafiltration (HD/HDF) per week has become
the “standard HD/HDF” regimen in children across the globe, although increasingly …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is now an unquestionable progressive condition that affects
more than 10% of the general population worldwide, and has emerged as one of the most …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a form of kidney replacement therapy with the major advantage
that it can be performed at home. This has a positive impact on patients' autonomy and …