Timing of dialysis initiation to reduce mortality and cardiovascular events in advanced chronic kidney disease: nationwide cohort study.

Edouard L FuMarie EvansJuan-Jesus CarreroHein PutterCatherine M ClaseFergus J CaskeyMaciej SzymczakClaudia TorinoNicholas C ChesnayeKitty J JagerChristoph WannerFriedo W DekkerMerel van Diepen

Published in: BMJ (Clinical research ed.) (2021)

Very early initiation of dialysis was associated with a modest reduction in mortality and cardiovascular events. For most patients, such a reduction may not outweigh the burden of a substantially longer period spent on dialysis.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
patient reported