2024
An update on the global disparities in kidney disease burden and care across world countries and regions
Bello A, Okpechi I, Levin A, Ye F, Damster S, Arruebo S, Donner J, Caskey F, Cho Y, Davids M, Davison S, Htay H, Jha V, Lalji R, Malik C, Nangaku M, See E, Sozio S, Tonelli M, Wainstein M, Yeung E, Johnson D, Group I, Abu-Alfa A, Amouzegar A, Anand S, Arogundade F, Ashuntantang G, Bavanandan S, Coppo R, Diongole H, Divyaveer S, Ekrikpo U, Ethier I, Fung W, Gaipov A, Ghimire A, Houston G, Ibrahim K, Irish G, Jindal K, Kelly D, Lightstone L, Madero M, Nalado A, Neuen B, Olanrewaju T, Osman M, Parekh R, Petrova A, Prasad N, Prikhodina L, Racki S, Riaz P, Saad S, Sakajiki A, Savaj S, Shah D, Suzuki Y, Tesar V, Tiv S, Tungsanga S, Tzanno-Martins C, Viecelli A, Wang A, Wong M, Zaidi D. An update on the global disparities in kidney disease burden and care across world countries and regions. The Lancet Global Health 2024, 12: e382-e395. PMID: 38365413, DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(23)00570-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConservative kidney managementLow-resource settingsCountry income levelKidney replacement therapyKidney careHealth workforce shortagesWHO building blocksLiterature review of published reportsGlobal Kidney Health AtlasWorld Bank income groupsKidney care deliveryBurden of chronic kidney diseaseBurden of kidney diseaseGlobal burden of kidney diseaseAnnual median costsChronic kidney diseaseHigh-income countriesKidney disease burdenPhases of data collectionPrevalence of chronic kidney diseaseIncome levelPoint of deliveryAffordability of medicinesCare deliveryWorkforce shortages
2021
International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in the Middle East
Amouzegar A, Abu-Alfa AK, Alrukhaimi MN, Bello AK, Ghnaimat MA, Johnson DW, Jha V, Harris DCH, Levin A, Tonelli M, Lunney M, Saad S, Khan M, Zaidi D, Osman MA, Ye F, Okpechi IG, Ossareh S, Board I. International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in the Middle East. Kidney International Supplements 2021, 11: e47-e56. PMID: 33981470, PMCID: PMC8084726, DOI: 10.1016/j.kisu.2021.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseKidney replacement therapyKidney diseaseKidney failureKidney careReplacement therapyNephrology Global Kidney Health AtlasNondialysis chronic kidney diseaseGlobal Kidney Health AtlasPeritoneal dialysis servicesHealth care fundingKidney transplantationDialysis RegistryKidney functionTransplantation servicesHigh burdenPermanent impairmentDialysis servicesDisease strategiesHemodialysis servicesHealth information systemsHealth AtlasSustainable health information systemsDiseaseCare funding
2020
Framework for establishing integrated kidney care programs in low- and middle-income countries
Tonelli M, Nkunu V, Varghese C, Abu-Alfa AK, Alrukhaimi MN, Bernieh B, Fox L, Gill J, Harris D, Hou F, O’Connell P, Rashid H, Niang A, Ossareh S, Tesar V, Zakharova E, Yang C. Framework for establishing integrated kidney care programs in low- and middle-income countries. Kidney International Supplements 2020, 10: e19-e23. PMID: 32149006, PMCID: PMC7031683, DOI: 10.1016/j.kisu.2019.11.002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsChronic kidney diseaseKidney care programKidney replacement therapyKidney failureKidney diseaseKidney careMiddle-income countriesReplacement therapyCare programAcute kidney injuryUrgent public health needPublic health needsKidney injuryKidney transplantationPrimary preventionPreventive careRisk factorsNoncommunicable diseasesTimely managementKidney disordersHealth needsMild formHealth systemDiseaseTherapy
2018
Improving the prognosis of patients with severely decreased glomerular filtration rate (CKD G4+): conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference
Eckardt K, Bansal N, Coresh J, Evans M, Grams M, Herzog C, James M, Heerspink H, Pollock C, Stevens P, Tamura M, Tonelli M, Wheeler D, Winkelmayer W, Cheung M, Hemmelgarn B, Participants C, Abu-Alfa A, Anand S, Arici M, Ballew S, Block G, Burgos-Calderon R, Charytan D, Das-Gupta Z, Dwyer J, Fliser D, Froissart M, Gill J, Griffith K, Harris D, Huffman K, Inker L, Jager K, Jun M, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Kasiske B, Kovesdy C, Krane V, Lamb E, Lerma E, Levey A, Levin A, Mauro J, Nash D, Navaneethan S, O’Donoghue D, Obrador G, Pecoits-Filho R, Robinson B, Schäffner E, Segev D, Stengel B, Stenvinkel P, Tangri N, Tentori F, Tsukamoto Y, Turakhia M, Vazquez M, Wang A, Williams A. Improving the prognosis of patients with severely decreased glomerular filtration rate (CKD G4+): conclusions from a Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference. Kidney International 2018, 93: 1281-1292. PMID: 29656903, PMCID: PMC5998808, DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2018.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsGlomerular filtration rateKidney replacement therapyCKD G4Kidney failureFiltration rateRisk factorsGlobal outcomeTraditional CVD risk factorsCKD Prognosis ConsortiumCVD risk factorsCardiovascular disease eventsPrognosis of patientsOptimal therapeutic strategyControversies ConferenceCohort studyCVD outcomesHeart failureVariable prognosisClinical outcomesTherapeutic challengeKidney diseasePrognostic valueReplacement therapyInternational expert groupPatient preferences