International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas: structures, organization, and services for the management of kidney failure in Western Europe

• Published in: Kidney International Supplements
• Main Authors: Kelly, Dearbhla M., Anders, Hans-Joachim, Bello, Aminu K., Choukroun, Gabriel, Coppo, Rosanna, Dreyer, Gavin, Eckardt, Kai-Uwe, Johnson, David W., Jha, Vivekanand, Harris, David C. H., Levin, Adeera, Lunney, Meaghan, Luyckx, Valerie, Marti, Hans-Peter, Messa, Piergiorgio, Mueller, Thomas F., Saad, Syed, Stengel, Benedicte, Vanholder, Raymond C., Weinstein, Talia, Khan, Maryam, Zaidi, Deenaz, Osman, Mohamed A., Ye, Feng, Tonelli, Marcello, Okpechi, Ikechi G., Rondeau, Eric
• Other Authors: University of Oxford, Hôpital de Beaumont Dublin, Ireland (HB), Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich (LMU), University of Alberta, CHU Amiens-Picardie, Mécanismes physiopathologiques et conséquences des calcifications vasculaires - UR UPJV 7517 (MP3CV), Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)-CHU Amiens-Picardie, Regina Margherita University Children's Hospital Turin, Italy, Barts Health NHS Trust London, UK, Charité - UniversitätsMedizin = Charité - University Hospital Berlin, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, University of Queensland Brisbane, Translational Research Institute Brisbane, Australia (TRI), The George Institute for Global Health India, Imperial College London, Manipal academy of Higher Education, The University of Sydney, University of British Columbia Vancouver, University of Calgary, Harvard Medical School Boston (HMS), University of Cape Town, University of Bergen (UiB), Haukeland University Hospital, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda - Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano = University of Milan (UNIMI), University hospital of Zurich Zurich, Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations (CESP), Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (UVSQ)-Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Hôpital Paul Brousse-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Université Paris-Saclay, Ghent University Hospital, European Kidney Health Alliance (EKHA), Tel Aviv University (TAU), University of Ottawa Ottawa, CHU Tenon AP-HP, Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (AP-HP)-Sorbonne Université (SU), Sorbonne Université (SU)
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2021
• Subjects: chronic kidney disease; dialysis; end-stage kidney disease; kidney failure; kidney registries; kidney transplantation; [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]; Iceland
• Online Access: https://u-picardie.hal.science/hal-03572958; https://u-picardie.hal.science/hal-03572958/document; https://u-picardie.hal.science/hal-03572958/file/S2157171621000150.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kisu.2021.01.007

International audience Populations in the high-income countries of Western Europe are aging due to increased life expectancy. As the prevalence of diabetes and obesity has increased, so has the burden of kidney failure. To determine the global capacity for kidney replacement therapy and conservative kidney management, the International Society of Nephrology conducted multinational, cross-sectional surveys and published the findings in the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas. In the second iteration of the International Society of Nephrology Global Kidney Health Atlas, we aimed to describe the availability, accessibility, quality, and affordability of kidney failure care in Western Europe. Among the 29 countries in Western Europe, 21 (72.4%) responded, representing 99% of the region's population. The burden of kidney failure prevalence varied widely, ranging from 760 per million population (pmp) in Iceland to 1612 pmp in Portugal. Coverage of kidney replacement therapy from public funding was nearly universal, with the exceptions of Germany and Liechtenstein where part of the costs was covered by mandatory insurance. Fourteen (67%) of 21 countries charged no fees at the point of care delivery, but in 5 countries (24%), patients do pay some out-of-pocket costs. Long-term dialysis services (both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis) were available in all countries in the region, and kidney transplantation services were available in 19 (90%) countries. The incidence of kidney transplantation varied widely between countries from 12 pmp in Luxembourg to 70.45 pmp in Spain. Conservative kidney care was available in 18 (90%) of 21 countries. The median number of nephrologists was 22.9 pmp (range: 9.47-55.75 pmp). These data highlight the uniform capacity of Western Europe to provide kidney failure care, but also the scope for improvement in disease prevention and management, as exemplified by the variability in disease burden and transplantation rates.