Dialysis Provider and Outcomes among United States Veterans Who Transition to Dialysis.

Elani Streja Csaba Pal KovesdyMelissa SoohooYoshitsugu Obi Connie M RheeChristina ParkJoline L T ChenTracy NakataDanh V NguyenAlpesh N AminSteven J JacobsenJohn J SimNuri B Hasbal

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

Veteran patients initiating dialysis with a VHA dialysis provider appear to have a lower mortality risk but higher hospitalization rates than veterans initiating dialysis at non-VHA dialysis units.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
primary care
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors