End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
Importance and Measures
| Mortality |
| Total ESRD deaths (2003)...................................................................................................... |
82,5888 |
| Cause of death rank (2003)..................................................................................................... |
>15th2 |
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| Prevalence |
| Total cases (2003)................................................................................................................ |
452,9578 |
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| Incidence |
| New cases (2003)................................................................................................................ |
102,5678 |
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| Cost |
| Total ESRD program expenditures (2003).............................................................................. |
$27.3 billion8 |
Measures
The NHQR includes six measures of ESRD management to assess the quality of care provided to renal dialysis patients. The two core report measures highlighted here are:
- Adequacy of hemodialysis
- Registration for transplantation
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