A Study of Drug-Induced Kidney Disease

A Study of Drug-Induced Kidney Disease

The purpose of this study is to identify incidence of Chinese herb nephropathy in a medical center

This is a retrospective study, by computer screening, chart review and phone survey to find herbal nephropathy and determine the cause-relationship.

Using ICD-9-CM code as a tool to screen the newly diagnosed ESRD in NTUH computer data base, and divided patients into those with underlying disease(s) that cause the renal failure and those without.

Inclusion Criteria:

• patient who was newly diagnosed as end stage renal disease who need dialysis

Exclusion Criteria:

• started dialysis before 2000