Validation of prognostic indices for short term mortality in an incident dialysis population of older adults >75.

ABSTRACT:

Rational and objective

Prognosis provides critical knowledge for shared decision making between patients and clinicians. While several prognostic indices for mortality in dialysis patients have been developed, their performance among elderly patients initiating dialysis is unknown, despite great need for reliable prognostication in that context. To assess the performance of 6 previously validated prognostic indices to predict 3 and/or 6 months mortality in a cohort of elderly incident dialysis patients.

Study design

Validation study of prognostic indices using retrospective cohort data. Indices were compared using the concordance ("c")-statistic, i.e. area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC). Calibration, sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative pr

SUBMITTER: Thorsteinsdottir B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7816982 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature