Epidemiological research in the field of kidney disease
What we do
We perform epidemiological studies in various stages of chronic kidney disease including patients on dialysis and kidney transplantation. Specific attention is paid to international differences in the number of patients and outcomes, and also to prevention, and specific patient subgroups. The research projects are applied in the medical domains of adult and paediatric nephrology. In addition, we contribute to the international standardization of coding systems used in the field of nephrology.
Contact
More information: ERA Registry | ERA
Scientific projects
EQUAL
The EQUAL study, part of the ERA-EDTA registry, is an European prospective cohort study in elderly patients in chronic kidney disease stage 4. EQUAL aims to study how the level of renal function, and uraemic signs and symptoms can be used to determine when dialysis should be initiated in elderly patients.
KIK Staff: Nick Chesnaye, Megan Astley, Kitty Jager