Association between Duration of Predialysis Care and Mortality after Dialysis Start.

Ping LiuRobert R QuinnMatthew J OliverPaul E RonksleyBrenda R HemmelgarnHude QuanSwapnil HiremathAminu K BelloPeter G BlakeAmit X GargJohn JohnsonMauro VerrelliJames M ZachariasSamar Abd ElHafeezMarcello TonelliPietro Ravani

Published in: Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN (2018)

The association between longer predialysis care and lower mortality after dialysis start is weaker and imprecise after accounting for patients' course of disease.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
newly diagnosed
pain management
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes