Seasonal variation in emergent hemodialysis initiation in the late elderly: A single-center study.
Suguru TakayamaTsutomu SakuradaYugo ShibagakiNaohiko ImaiPublished in: Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis (2021)
In the late elderly group, hemodialysis initiation and emergent hemodialysis initiation were significantly more frequent in the winter than in the remaining seasons. In addition, emergent hemodialysis initiation due to fluid overload was most frequent in winter in the late elderly group.