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Data Uses (100)
END STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE FROM GLOMERULONEPHRITIS IN THE UK – A REGISTRY BASED STUDY (GN-UNITY)
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, University of Manchester
EMPA-KIDNEY – the study of heart and kidney protection with empagliflozin
Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford
Pragmatic randomised trial of High Or Standard Phosphate Targets in End-stage kidney disease (PHOSPHATE)
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Cambridge University
Application of machine learning and artificial intelligence for validation of real time data for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)
University of Southampton
Defining strategies to address the supply and demand of deceased donor kidney transplantation with optimised equity of access
Liverpool University Hospital NHS Trust, University of Liverpool
Standardisation and description of medication data for patients with chronic kidney disease on kidney replacement therapy (KRT)
University of Southampton
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Publications (1)
Evaluation of the effectiveness of remdesivir in severe COVID-19 using observational data from a prospective national cohort study
Arch BN, Kovacs D, Scott JT, Jones AP, Harrison EM, Rosala-Hallas A, Gamble CG, Openshaw PJM, Baillie JK, Semple MG.
Datasets (5)
UK Renal Registry - COVID-19 dataset
Dataset population size: 20,800
Health and disease
UK Renal Registry - Your Health Survey dataset
Dataset population size: 3,200
Health and disease
UK Renal Registry - AKI Lab Alerts Dataset
Dataset population size: 3,600,000
Health and disease
UK Renal Registry - Kidney PREM dataset
Dataset population size: 60,000
Health and disease
UK Renal Registry - CKD and AKI on Dialysis Dataset
Dataset population size: 300,000
Health and disease
