Factors associated with chronic kidney disease progression in Australian nephrology practices.

Background/aims: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major health issue worldwide. The aim of this study was to explore factors associated with CKD progression in Australian nephrology practices.

Methods: This was a retrospective study utilising an electronic medical record (EMR), Audit4 (Software for Specialists, Australia).

Subjective and quantitative assessment of patient fitness for cadaveric kidney transplantation: the "equity penalty".

Background: Patient fitness at the time of organ allocation has an impact on graft survival equivalent to the effect of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) matching. The variation between institutions in assessment of fitness is not known, nor is the potential impact on mean graft survival of incorporating patient fitness into local adult cadaveric-kidney transplant-allocation algorithms.

Methods: Data from the Collaborative Transplant Study (CTS, 1985-2000) were reviewed.