Estimating renal replacement therapy (RRT) requirement in Romania: a spreadsheet model which estimates need and addresses inequalities in service provision

Abstract

Background Chronic kidney disease stage 5 (CKD5) with end-stage renal failure (ESRF) is uncommon but expensive to treat, despite advances in health technology. Equitable national service provision requires good quality information. Treatment modelling is a mathematical aid to service planning. Methodology and Methods The ‘prevalence = incidence x survival’ equation was used as methodological base. Baseline prevalence was estimated from two data sources with capture-recapture method (CRM); a baseline estimated national acceptance rate was used. One- and 3-year survival probabilities were measured …