Comparing dialysis centre mortality outcomes across Australia and New Zealand: identifying unusually performing centres 2008-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Comparing the mortality profiles of dialysis centres is important to ensure that high standards of care are maintained. We compare the performance of dialysis centres in Australia and New Zealand in their treatment of haemodialysis patients, accounting for the competing risks of kidney transplantation and transfer to peritoneal dialysis.

Methods

Observational cohort study. We included data from all adult patients (5574 patients) commencing haemodialysis at home or in a facility between 2008 and 2010 across 62 dialysis centres, from the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry. Standardised mortality ratios were calculated by estimating mortality probabilities from a pooled random effects logistic regression model, accounting for the competing ris

SUBMITTER: Kasza J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6311072 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature