The Lack of a Standardized Definition of Chronic Dialysis Treatment in German Statutory Health Insurance Claims Data —Effects on Estimated Incidence and Mortality

CONCLUSION: The lack of a standardized definition of CKF requiring dialysis in German SHI claims data leads to variability in the estimated case numbers, mortality, and health-care costs. These differences are most probably in part due to the variable inclusion of inpatients who received short-term dialysis after AKI.PMID:38381660 | DOI:10.3238/arztebl.m2024.0015

Source: Deutsches Arzteblatt International - February 21, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tim Bothe Anne-Katrin Fietz Nina Mielke Julia Freitag Natalie Ebert Elke Schaeffner Source Type: research