Outcomes Following Ischemic Stroke in Older Patients With CKD Stages 4 and 5: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

The associations between ischemic stroke and time to dialysis initiation and/or death in adults with late-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) have not been explored. We sought to measure the rate and factors associated with stroke in CKD stages 4 and 5 (CKD4-5) and assess the association of stroke with initiation of dialysis and death.

Study design

Retrospective cohort.

Setting & participants

Patients with CKD4-5 in Medicare 2007 to 2014.

Exposure or predictor

Ischemic stroke in CKD4-5.

Outcomes

Initiation of maintenance dialysis or death.

Analytical approach

Cox proportional hazard modeling assessed factors associated with ischemic stroke. A matched analysis (stroke/no stroke) estimated the cumulative incidence of incident ki

SUBMITTER: Wetmore JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8218249 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature