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Rate of development of end stage renal failure

Figures from germany show that the rate of developement of end stage renal failure is 152 per million. [RFPH02] This should be contrasted with the rate of renal transplantation in germany in 2001 of 23.9 per million cadaveric and 4.6 per million living related transplants. Overall in 2001, 28.5 per million were transplanted in germany.

Thus about 18% of the people who develop new onset end stage renal failure in germany are transplanted. We know that about 25% of patients in end stage renal failure have their renal replacement therapy in the form of a kidney transplant. This might be taken to indicate that survival of patients in end stage renal failure how receive a renal tranplant is better than in those who receive dialysis.



Adrian P. Ireland