Decreasing incidence of dialysis in older patients in The Netherlands as compared with other European countries: an international perspective

Introduction. After decades of increasing dialysis incidence, we observed a decreasing trend in the Netherlands in the last decade. We compared this trend with trends in other European countries. Materials and Methods. Aggregated data for calendar years 2001–2019 from the Dutch registries of kidney replacement therapy patients and the European Renal Association Registry were used. Dialysis incidence in the Netherlands was compared with that in 11 other European countries/regions using three age groups: 20–64, 65–74, and ≥75 years, taking into account pre-emptive kidney transplantation (PKT) in... Mehr ...