"Kidney Failure, Chronic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The end-stage of CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. It is characterized by the severe irreversible kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and the reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE to less than 15 ml per min (Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative, 2002). These patients generally require HEMODIALYSIS or KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D007676
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C12.777.419.780.750.500 C13.351.968.419.780.750.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Kidney Failure, Chronic- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- End-Stage Kidney Disease
- Disease, End-Stage Kidney
- End Stage Kidney Disease
- Kidney Disease, End-Stage
- Chronic Kidney Failure
- End-Stage Renal Disease
- Disease, End-Stage Renal
- End Stage Renal Disease
- Renal Disease, End-Stage
- Renal Disease, End Stage
- Renal Failure, End-Stage
- End-Stage Renal Failure
- Renal Failure, End Stage
- Renal Failure, Chronic
- Chronic Renal Failure
- ESRD
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Kidney Failure, Chronic" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of pre-end-stage kidney disease nephrology care on the association between neighborhood poverty and referral for kidney transplantation among patients with end-stage kidney disease. J Clin Epidemiol. 2025 Sep; 185:111878.
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Association of Rate-Control and Antiarrhythmic Medication Use and Risk of Ischemic Stroke and Death in Patients on Dialysis With Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Jun 17; 14(12):e038511.
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Pretransplant cardiac stress testing and transplant wait time in kidney transplantation candidates. Open Heart. 2024 Sep 13; 11(2).
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Referral and evaluation for kidney transplantation among patients with lupus nephritis-related end-stage kidney disease. Lupus. 2024 Jan; 33(1):48-57.
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CKD stage-specific utility of two equations for predicting 1-year risk of ESKD. PLoS One. 2023; 18(11):e0293293.
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The ASCENT Intervention to Improve Access and Reduce Racial Inequalities in Kidney Waitlisting: A Randomized, Effectiveness-Implementation Trial. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 03 01; 18(3):374-382.
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Association Between Preoperative Hemodialysis Timing and Postoperative Mortality in Patients With End-stage Kidney Disease. JAMA. 2022 11 08; 328(18):1837-1848.
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Referral and Evaluation for Kidney Transplantation Following Implementation of the 2014 National Kidney Allocation System. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022 12; 80(6):707-717.
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Loop and thiazide diuretic use and risk of chronic kidney disease progression: a multicentre observational cohort study. BMJ Open. 2022 01 31; 12(1):e048755.
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Social and Cultural Challenges in Caring for Latinx Individuals With Kidney Failure in Urban Settings. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 09 01; 4(9):e2125838.