ISSN 1675-8862 11TH REPORT OF THE MALAYSIAN DIALYSIS & TRANSPLANT REGISTRY 2003 Review of Dialysis Provision 1980 to 2003 Survey of Dialysis Practices 1993-2002 Analysis of RRT Outcomes 1997 - 2002 Edited by T.O. Lim Y.N.Lim With contributions from Zaki Morad, Wan Shaariah, Liu WJ, Hooi LS, Goh BL, Philip N.J, Ahmad Fauzi, Prasad M, Fan KS, Teo SM, Tan SY, Lee ML, Lee DG Malaysian Society of Nephrology Clinical Research Centre The Dialysis Association of Ministry of Health Malaysia Medical Assistants and Nurses April 2004 © National Renal Registry, Malaysia Published by: National Renal Registry C/o Disease and Treatment Registry Unit 2nd Floor, Wisma MEPRO 29 & 31 Jalan Ipoh 51200 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Tel. : (603) 4045 8636 Fax : (603) 4045 1252 e-mail :
[email protected] Website: http://www.crc.gov.my/nrr This report is copyright. However it may be freely reproduced without the permission of the National Renal Registry. Acknowledgment would be appreciated. Suggested citation is: T.O. Lim, Y.N. Lim (Eds). Eleventh Report of the Malaysian Dialysis and Transplant Registry 2003. Kuala Lumpur 2004 This report is also published electronically on website of the National Renal Registry at: http://www.crc.gov.my/nrr FOREWORD This special 11th Report reviews the progress made and looks at the trends in renal replacement therapy (RRT) over the years from 1980 to 2003, dialysis practices from 1993 to 2002 and analysis of RRT outcomes from 1997 to 2002. It has been a remarkable two decades. Starting from near the bottom of the league table of renal replacement program we have now moved to a more respectable position.