Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO)

European Best Practice Guidelines (EBPG)

Website: www.ndt-educational.org/guidelines.asp

Guideline Development Process:

Workgroup selection
Generation of questions to guide literature search
Evidence review by extensive literature search using Medline and Embase
Critical appraisal and grading of evidence by workgroup
Based on the consensus of the Work Group, a set of guidelines are developed to address areas supported by key findings in the evidence report.
Open review from ERA-EDTA membership
Workgroup finalizes guidelines and published in peer-reviewed journal

Title/Publication	Topics Covered	Publication Date	Coordinator
European Best Practice Guidelines for Haemodialysis (Part 2) Published: Nephrol Dial Transplant (2007) 22 [Suppl 2]:	Dialysis strategies Haemodynamic instability Nutrition Vascular Access	May, 2007	Chair: Raymond Vanholder
EBPG for the Management of Anaemia in Patients with Chronic Renal Failure Published: Nephrol Dial Transplant (2004) 19 [Suppl 2]:	Anaemia Evaluation Targets for anaemia treatment Treatment of renal anaemia Failure to respond to treatment	May, 2004	Chair: Francesco Locatelli
European Best Practice Guidelines for Peritoneal Dialysis Published: Nephrol Dial Transplant (2005) 20 [Suppl 9]:	General guidelines The initiation of dialysis Peritoneal access Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis delivery systems Peritoneal dialysis solutions Automated peritoneal dialysis Adequacy of peritoneal dialysis Nutrition in peritoneal dialysis PD and transplantation	December, 2005	Chair: Raymond T. Krediet
European Best Practice Guidelines for Haemodialysis (Part 1) Published: Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 17 [Suppl 7]:	Measurement of renal function, when to refer and when to start dialysis Haemodialysis adequacy Biocompatibility Dialysis fluid purity Chronic intermittent haemodialysis and prevention of clotting in the extracorporal system Haemodialysis-associated infection Vascular disease and risk factors	July, 2002	Chair: Michele Kessler
European Best Practice Guidelines for Renal Transplantation (Part 2) Published: Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 17 [Suppl 4]:	Long-term management of the transplant recipient	April, 2002	Chair: François Berthoux
European Best Practice Guidelines for Renal Transplantation (Part 1) Published: Nephrol Dial Transplant (2000) 15 [Suppl 7]:	Evaluation, Selection, and Preparation of the Potential Transplant Recipient Evaluation and Selection of Donors The Transplant Recipient from Initial Transplant Hospitalization to 1 Year Post Transplant	December, 2000	Chair: François Berthoux