e7	Abbreviations
e8	Preface
e10	Analytical methods
e13	Chapter 1: Identification and characteristics of hospitalized patients with chronic kidney disease
e14	1.1 Prevalence of CKD among different types of underlying disease
e17	1.2 Staging of CKD
e18	1.3 Demographic characteristics of CKD
e20	1.4 Cause of CKD
e23	1.5 Mobility pattern of hospitalized patients with CKD
e24	Chapter 2: Cardiovascular disease in hospitalized patients with chronic kidney disease
e25	2.1 Prevalence of CVD, stratified by patient group
e26	2.1.1 Prevalence of CHD
e28	2.1.2 Prevalence of stroke
e30	2.1.3 Prevalence of heart failure
e32	2.1.4 Prevalence of atrial fibrillation
e34	2.2 Prevalence of CVD among patients with CKD
e35	2.2.1 Prevalence of CHD among patients with CKD
e37	2.2.2 Prevalence of stroke among patients with CKD
e39	2.2.3 Prevalence of heart failure among patients with CKD
e41	2.2.4 Prevalence of atrial fibrillation among patients with CKD
e43	2.3 Cardiovascular procedures stratified by patient group
e44	2.3.1 Cardiovascular procedure: coronarography
e46	2.3.2 Cardiovascular procedure: percutaneous coronary intervention
e48	2.3.3 Cardiovascular procedure: coronary artery bypass grafting
e50	2.3.4 Cardiovascular procedure: pacemaker
e52	2.4 Cardiovascular procedures in patients with CKD
e53	Chapter 3: Health care resource utilization in hospitalized patients with chronic kidney disease
e53	3.1 Costs
e53	3.1.1 Overall medical costs stratified by CKD, diabetes, and heart failure
e54	3.1.2 Costs stratified by types of health insurance
e55	3.1.3 Costs stratified by sex
e56	3.1.4 Costs stratified by age
e57	3.2 LOS
e57	3.2.1 Overall LOS stratified by CKD, diabetes, and heart failure
e58	3.2.2 LOS stratified by types of health insurance
e59	3.2.3 LOS stratified by sex
e60	3.2.4 LOS stratified by age
e61	Chapter 4: In-hospital mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease
e61	4.1 In-hospital mortality stratified by CKD, diabetes alone, and heart failure alone
e62	4.2 In-hospital mortality stratified by types of health insurance
e63	4.3 In-hospital mortality stratified by sex
e64	4.4 In-hospital mortality stratified by age
e65	Chapter 5: Acute kidney injury
e66	5.1 Percentage of AKI
e68	5.2 Characteristics of AKI
e68	5.2.1 Age distribution of AKI, stratified by sex
e69	5.2.2 Sex distribution of AKI, stratified by age
e70	5.3 Percentages of CKD and diabetes among patients with AKI
e72	Chapter 6: Identification and characteristics of patients on dialysis
e74	Chapter 7: Examinations and treatments of patients on dialysis
e77	Chapter 8: Vascular access
e79	Chapter 9: Cardiovascular disease and diabetes in patients on dialysis
e82	Chapter 10: Hospitalization among patients on dialysis
e86	Chapter 11: Medical expenditures for patients on dialysis
e88	Chapter 12: Regional data from the dialysis registry system
e93	Chapter 13: Kidney transplantation
e94	Chapter 14: Environmental pollution and kidney disease
e96	Chapter 15: Future perspectives
e98	Chapter 16: Discussion
e100	References
e101	Appendix I: Definitions of International Classification of Diseases coding
e109	Appendix II: Appendix tables for Chapters 1–5