Survival of patients who opt for dialysis versus conservative care: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Non-dialytic conservative care (CC) has been proposed as a treatment option for patients with kidney failure. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims at comparing survival outcomes between dialysis and CC in studies where patients made an explicit treatment choice.

Methods

Five databases were systematically searched from origin through 25 February 2021 for studies comparing survival outcomes among patients choosing dialysis versus CC. Adjusted and unadjusted survival rates were extracted and meta-analysis performed where applicable. Risk of bias analysis was performed according to the Cochrane Risk Of Bias In Non-randomized Studies of Interventions.

Results

A total of 22 cohort studies were included covering 21 344 patients. Most studies were prone to

SUBMITTER: Voorend CGN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9317173 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature