Open AccessChapter 13 The Linkage of Incident Renal Replacement Therapy Patients in England (20022006) to Hospital Episodes and National Mortality Data: Improved Demography and Hospitalisation Data in Patients Undergoing Renal Replacement Therapy
Author(s) -
James Fotheringham,
Damian Fogarty,
Richard Jacques,
Meguid El Nahas,
Michael J. Campbell
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nephron. clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.951
H-Index - 72
ISSN - 1660-2110
DOI - 10.1159/000342857
Subject(s) - medicine , renal replacement therapy , concordance , comorbidity , emergency medicine , cohort , socioeconomic status , demography , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , population , environmental health , sociology
Missing data has hampered the comprehensive and inclusive reporting of adjusted outcomes for patients on renal replacement therapy (RRT) captured by the UK Renal Registry (UKRR). Furthermore the information collected by the UKRR does not currently include morbidity after starting RRT, details on hospital admission rates or location of death. Linking datasets offers the opportunity to enhance existing data and describe new measures of centre performance.