Data Elements

MARC Data Elements
Demographic Data
ESRD Treatment History
Patient Name Current ESRD treatment (dialysis setting/type or transplant
Social Security Number Current ESRD treatment provider
HIC Number Transfers between dialysis units
Residential Address, City, State, Zip Code Treatment shifts (i.e. hemodialysis to peritoneal)
Date of birth Transplant dates
Gender Transplant providers
Ethnicity Transplant type (living, cadaveric
Race Transplant functioning status/failure dates
Medicare status (Y/N) Recovery of renal function
Initial ESRD Data
Dialysis return/restart
Primary cause of renal failure (ICD-9 code) Discontinuation of treatment
Date of first treatment Reason for discontinuation of dialysis
Type of initial dialysis Death date
Physician certifying ESRD Cause of death
Date of physician certification  

Individual patient-specific information is not released;
only aggregate data are available.

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