Survival among Veterans Obtaining Dialysis in VA and Non-VA Settings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Outcomes of veterans with ESRD may differ depending on where they receive dialysis and who finances this care, but little is known about variation in outcomes across different dialysis settings and financial arrangements.

Methods

We examined survival among 27,241 Veterans Affairs (VA)-enrolled veterans who initiated chronic dialysis in 2008-2011 at (1) VA-based units, (2) community-based clinics through the Veterans Affairs Purchased Care program (VA-PC), (3) community-based clinics under Medicare, or (4) more than one of these settings ("dual" care). Using a Cox proportional hazards model, we compared all-cause mortality across dialysis settings during the 2-year period after dialysis initiation, adjusting for demographic and clinical

SUBMITTER: Wang V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6317601 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature