Re-establishment of the ERA-EDTA Registry

Byline: Otto Mehls (1), Raymond A. M. Donckerwolcke (2), Jochen H. H. Ehrich (3) Keywords: ERA-EDTA Registry; Re-establishment of registry Abstract: The European Dialysis and Transplant Association (EDTA) Registry was established in the mid 1960s and its annual reports for many years provided important information on the treatment of children in Europe with renal diseases. The last report of the former European Renal Association (ERA)-EDTA Registry, based in London, was in 1996. Unfortunately, shortly thereafter, for a number of reasons the Registry collapsed. However, in June 2000 the ERA-EDTA Registry was re-established in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and the first report of this new European Registry on renal replacement therapy is now published. Effective collaboration of single national registries with the new ERA Registry is important for the future development of new successful treatment strategies in pediatric renal medicine. Author Affiliation: (1) Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Universitatskinderklinik, Im Neuenheimer Feld 150, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany (2) Afdeling Kindergeneeskunde, Postbus 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands (3) Kinderklinik der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, Carl Neuberg Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany Article History: Registration Date: 19/11/2003 Received Date: 03/09/2003 Accepted Date: 10/09/2003 Online Date: 19/12/2003