Medium Cutoff Versus High-Flux Hemodialysis Membranes and Clinical Outcomes: A Cohort Study Using Inverse Probability Treatment Weighting.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

This study investigated the effects on patients' outcomes of using medium cutoff (MCO) versus high-flux (HF) dialysis membranes.

Study design

A retrospective, observational, multicenter, cohort study.

Setting & participants

Patients aged greater than 18 years receiving hemodialysis at the Baxter Renal Care Services dialysis network in Colombia. The inception of the cohort occurred from September 1, 2017, to November 30, 2017, with follow-up to November 30, 2019.

Exposure

The patients were divided into 2 cohorts according to the dialyzer used at the inception: (1) MCO membrane or (2) HF membrane.

Outcomes

Primary outcomes were the hospitalization rate from any cause and hospitalization days per patient-year. Secondary outcomes were a

SUBMITTER: Molano AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9044098 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature