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National Healthcare Disparities Report - LDI Health Economist

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Effectiveness of Care<br />

Chronic Kidney Disease<br />

Importance<br />

Mortality<br />

Total ESRD deaths (2009) ................................................................................................87,812 (USRDS, 2009)<br />

Chapter 2 Chronic Kidney Disease<br />

Prevalence<br />

Total cases (2007)..............................................................................................................514,642 (NCHS, 2011)<br />

Incidence<br />

Number of new cases (2007)..........................................................................................110,996 (USRDS, 2009)<br />

Cost<br />

Total ESRD Medicare program expenditures (2007) ............................................$23.9 billion (USRDS, 2009)<br />

Measures<br />

The NHQR and NHDR track several measures of management of chronic kidney disease to assess the<br />

quality of care provided to renal dialysis patients. A previous core measure, adequacy of dialysis, was retired<br />

because it achieved a rate above 95%. Three measures are highlighted here:<br />

Findings<br />

n Nephrology care before kidney failure.<br />

n Use of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) at first outpatient dialysis.<br />

n Registration for transplantation.<br />

NEW<br />

Management: Nephrology Care Before Kidney Failure<br />

Early referral to a nephrologist is important for patients with progressive chronic kidney disease approaching<br />

kidney failure. Mindful management during the transition to ESRD permits informed selection of renal<br />

replacement therapy, placement and maturation of vascular access, and workup for kidney transplantation.<br />

Patients who begin nephrology care more than a year before kidney failure are less likely to begin dialysis<br />

with a catheter, experience infections related to vascular access, or die during the months after dialysis<br />

initiation (USRDS, 2010).<br />

66 <strong>National</strong> <strong><strong>Health</strong>care</strong> <strong>Disparities</strong> <strong>Report</strong>, 2011

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