Transitions of dialysis status and outcomes after the unplanned first dialysis: a nationwide population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT: In Taiwan, most first-time dialysis was started without the creation of an arteriovenous shunt. Here, we aimed to elucidate the transitions of dialysis status in the unplanned first dialysis patients and determine factors associated with their outcomes. A total of 50,315 unplanned first dialysis patients aged more than 18 years were identified from the National Health Insurance Dataset in Taiwan between 2001 and 2012. All patients were followed for 5 years for the transitions in dialysis status, including robust (dialysis-free), sporadic dialysis, continued dialysis, and death. Furthermore, factors associated with the development of continued dialysis and death were examined by the Cox proportional hazard models. After 5 years after the first dialysis occurrence, there were 5.39% with robu

SUBMITTER: Liao CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10409749 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature