Near-term prediction of sudden cardiac death in older hemodialysis patients using electronic health records.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Sudden cardiac death is the most common cause of death among individuals undergoing hemodialysis. The epidemiology of sudden cardiac death has been well studied, and efforts are shifting to risk assessment. This study aimed to test whether assessment of acute changes during hemodialysis that are captured in electronic health records improved risk assessment.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Data were collected from all hemodialysis sessions of patients 66 years and older receiving hemodialysis from a large national dialysis provider between 2004 and 2008. The primary outcome of interest was sudden cardiac death the day of or day after a dialysis session. This study used data from 2004 to 2006 as the training set and data from 2007 to 20

SUBMITTER: Goldstein BA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3878696 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature