UK Renal Registry 15th Annual Report: Appendix I Acronyms and Abbreviations used in the Report

ACE (inhibitor) Angiotensin converting enzyme (inhibitor) ANZDATA Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry APD Automated peritoneal dialysis ADPKD Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease APKD Adult polycystic kidney disease AV Arteriovenous AVF Arteriovenous fistula AVG Arteriovenous graft BAPN British Association of Paediatric Nephrology BCG Bromocresol green BCP Bromocresol purple BMI Body mass index BP Blood pressure BTS British Transplant Society CAB Clinical Affairs Board (Renal Association) CABG Coronary artery bypass grafting CAPD Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis CCL Clinical Computing Limited CCPD Cycling peritoneal dialysis CHr Target reticulocyte Hb content CI Confidence interval CK Creatine kinase CKD Chronic kidney disease CK-MB Creatine kinase isoenzyme MB COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease CRF Chronic renal failure CRP C-reactive protein CVVH Continuous veno-venous haemofiltration CXR Chest x-ray DBP Diastolic blood pressure DCCT Diabetes Control and Complications Trial DH Department of Health DM Diabetes mellitus DOPPS Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study E&W England and Wales E, W & NI England, Wales and Northern Ireland EBPG European Best Practice Guidelines ECG Electrocardiogram EDTA European Dialysis and Transplant Association EF Error factor eGFR Estimated glomerular filtration rate