The epidemiology of end-stage renal disease in the Baltic countries : An evolving picture

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dc.contributor.authorLocatelli, Francesco
dc.contributor.authorD'Amico, Marco
dc.contributor.authorČerḑevskis, Harijs
dc.contributor.authorDainys, Balys
dc.contributor.authorMiglinas, Marius
dc.contributor.authorLuman, Merike
dc.contributor.authorOts, Mai
dc.contributor.authorRitz, Eberhard
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-27T09:55:01Z
dc.date.available2021-09-27T09:55:01Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractIntroduction. The epidemiology of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and renal replacement therapy (RRT) is under continuous evolution all over the world. Of particular interest is the development of RRT in the countries of the former Soviet bloc which underwent great political and socio-economical changes in the last decade. We report here the epidemiological analysis of ESRD and RRT in the three Baltic countries: Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia. Subjects and methods. This epidemiological report is based on data from centre questionnaires which were collected from 1996 onwards, with a response rate of 98-99%. Results. The prevalence/incidence of RRT patients in 1999 were 213/99.5 p.m.p. in Lithuania, 186/45.5 p.m.p. in Estonia and 172/55.8 p.m.p. in Latvia. Haemodialysis (HD) was the most common RRT modality in Lithuania (60% of prevalent patients), but not in Estonia (29%), while in Latvia it was nearly as common as renal transplantation (45 and 46%, respectively). Home HD was not performed. The proportion treated by peritoneal dialysis (PD) was very low in Lithuania (4% of RRT patients), while the percentage was higher in Latvia (9%) and Estonia (20.4%). The percentage of patients on RRT treated by renal transplantation was high throughout, representing the main modality of treatment in Estonia (50.5% of RRT prevalent patients, 94 p.m.p.) and in Latvia (46%, 79 p.m.p.) and being high in Lithuania (36%, 77 p.m.p.). The main renal diseases leading to ESRD were glomerulonephritis, pyelonephritis and diabetes. Conclusion. The epidemiology of RRT in the Baltic countries is undergoing rapid changes. Transplantation has reached an impressive level. A high percentage of RRT patients live with a functioning graft.en
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dc.identifier.citationLocatelli, F, D'Amico, M, Čerḑevskis, H, Dainys, B, Miglinas, M, Luman, M, Ots, M & Ritz, E 2001, 'The epidemiology of end-stage renal disease in the Baltic countries : An evolving picture', Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol. 16, no. 7, pp. 1338-1342. https://doi.org/10.1093/ndt/16.7.1338
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/ndt/16.7.1338
dc.identifier.issn0931-0509
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.rsu.lv/jspui/handle/123456789/6441
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034947278&partnerID=8YFLogxK
dc.identifier.urlhttps://academic.oup.com/ndt/article/16/7/1338/1815205
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofNephrology Dialysis Transplantation
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject3.1 Basic medicine
dc.subject3.2 Clinical medicine
dc.subject1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database
dc.subjectNephrology
dc.subjectTransplantation
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titleThe epidemiology of end-stage renal disease in the Baltic countries : An evolving pictureen
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