Hospitalizations in Dialysis Patients in Canada: A National Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitalizations of chronic dialysis patients have not been previously studied at a national level in Canada. Understanding the scope and variables associated with hospitalizations will inform measures for improvement.

Objective

To describe the risk of all-cause and infection-related hospitalizations in patients on dialysis.

Design

Retrospective cohort study using health care administrative databases.

Setting

Provinces and territories across Canada (excluding Manitoba and Quebec).

Patients

Incident chronic dialysis patients with a dialysis start date between January 1, 2005, and March 31, 2014. Patients with a prior history of kidney transplantation were excluded.

Measurements

Patient characteristics were recorded at baseline. Dialysis

SUBMITTER: Molnar AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5985541 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature