Socioeconomic Influences on the Outcomes of Dialysis-Requiring Acute Kidney Injury in Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although research suggests that socioeconomic deprivation is linked to a higher incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) and worse outcomes in high-income countries, there is limited knowledge about these epidemiologic factors in developing countries. In addition, the impact of medical institution administration (private versus public) on AKI outcomes remains to be determined.

Methods

We studied 15,186 pediatric and adult patients with dialysis-requiring AKI (AKI-D) admitted to private and public hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. According to Brazil's demographic census, socioeconomic indicators were derived from patient zip codes. Propensity score matching analysis and a mixed-effect Cox regression were used to assess the impact of socioeconomic indicators and

SUBMITTER: Gomes CLR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10496017 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature