CITATION:
Robinson BM, Port FK. Caring for dialysis patients: Caring for Dialysis Patients: International insights from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). Semin Dial 2010; 23(1): 4-6
ABSTRACT:
Since its inception, the primary aim of the international
Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study
(DOPPS) has been to identify practices that extend survival
and improve quality of life for hemodialysis
patients. The DOPPS has yielded important research
findings directly relevant to patients, as well as to healthcare
providers and policy makers. For details, the reader
is referred to the publication list on the DOPPS Web site
(http://www.dopps.org). In late 2009, the site added a
DOPPS Annual Report summarizing trends over time
and differences between countries in key dialysis practices
(e.g., dialysis dose, medication use) and laboratory
measures (e.g., hemoglobin, phosphate levels).
In this issue of Seminars in Dialysis, we provide five
essays that review key DOPPS publications in selected
areas of hemodialysis care. This essay will highlight
DOPPSmethods, insights from theDOPPSinto regional
differences in survival and practices, and progress toward
developing a composite measure of facility quality
achievement. The four other essays will focus onDOPPS
findings related to vascular access (Drs. Hugh Rayner
and Ron Pisoni), mineral metabolism (Dr. Francesca
Tentori), quality of life (Drs.Tentori andDonnaMapes),
and health policy / economics (Dr.Richard Hirth)
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The DOPPS Annual Report
The DOPPS Annual Report portrays descriptive statistics for multiple, representative cross-sectional cohorts over several practice areas, from anemia to vascular access.
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DOPPS Presentations of Published Research
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Coordinated by research scientists
and staff of Arbor Research Collaborative
for Health, and supported by research grants from Amgen (since 1996),
Kyowa Hakko Kirin (since 1999, in Japan), Genzyme (since 2009), and Abbott (since 2009) without
restrictions on publications.
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