United States Renal Data System: 1996 Annual Data Report. Delivered Dialysis Dosefor HD Patients, 1990/91 and December 1993

摘要

The present USRDS 1996 Annual Data Report is the eighth volume based on theseESRD data. The annual data reports represent one major vehicle for disseminating information from the USRDS. The report addresses each of the six goals which are defined for the USRDS. The first three goals are addressed throughout the report: (1) to characterize the total renal patient population and describe the distribution of patients by sociodemographic variables across treatment modalities; (2) to report on the incidence, prevalence, mortality rates, and trends over time of renal disease by primary diagnosis, treatment modality, and other sociodemographic variables; and (3) to develop and analyze data on the effect of various modalities of treatment by disease and patient group categories.