Changes in Treatment of Patients with Incident ESKD during the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

Significance Statement How ESKD-related care changed during the initial phases of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic is unknown. Using United States Renal Data System data, we compared ESKD-related care in the first half of 2020 with historical trends. The initial height of the pandemic saw a 25% drop in documented ESKD incidence (most strikingly in the oldest individuals), pre-emptive kidney transplantation halved, mean eGFR at dialysis...