Emergency department visits and hospitalizations among hemodialysis patients by day of the week and dialysis schedule in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Previous reports indicated that patients on thrice-weekly hemodialysis (HD) had higher mortality rates after the 3-day interdialytic interval. However, day-of-the-week patterns of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations remain under-investigated.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of HD patients on thrice-weekly dialysis, using 2013 data from the United States Renal Data System (USRDS). We estimated crude incidence rates of ED visits and hospitalizations by day of the week and dialysis schedule (Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday). Using Poisson regression, we estimated case-mix adjusted rate ratios of all-cause ED visits and hospitalizations, and adjusted rates of cause-specific ED visits and hospit

SUBMITTER: Zhang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6695146 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature