Association of the frequency of pre-end-stage renal disease medical care with post-end-stage renal disease mortality and hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous studies have demonstrated that early pre-end-stage renal disease (ESRD) nephrology care could improve postdialysis prognosis. However, less is known about the specific types of interventions responsible for the improved outcomes. We hypothesized that more frequent predialysis laboratory testing is associated with better postdialysis outcomes in incident ESRD patients.

Methods

In all, 23 089 patients with available outpatient laboratory tests performed during the 2-year predialysis (i.e. prelude) period were identified from a total of 52 172 American veterans with chronic kidney disease (CKD) transitioning to dialysis between October 2007 and September 2011. The associations between the frequency of combined laboratory tests, including serum creatinine, se

SUBMITTER: Lu JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6065479 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature