Predialysis Nephrology Care Disparities and Incident Vascular Access Among Hispanic Individuals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Predialysis nephrology care is associated with the likelihood of having a mature, usable arteriovenous access for starting hemodialysis (ie, incident vascular access), a key care quality metric for patients with kidney failure. However, the magnitude of this association has not been quantified to date.

Objective

To quantify the attributable association between lack of access to predialysis nephrology care and incident vascular access outcomes among Hispanic patients.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study is a retrospective analysis of the 2021 US Renal Database System. Participants were all adult Medicare recipients initiating hemodialysis between 2010 and 2019; primary analysis was restricted to those with at least 6 months of predialysis Med

SUBMITTER: Pramod S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12413648 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature