Acute Kidney Injury before Dialysis Initiation Predicts Adverse Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients.

CONCLUSION: An AKI event prior to initiating hemodialysis independently increases the risk of CVC use and predicts 1-year mortality. Improving processes of care after AKI events may improve dialysis outcomes in patients who progress to ESRD. PMID: 29879718 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29879718?dopt=Abstract

Source: American Journal of Nephrology - June 7, 2018 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Lee T, Shah S, Leonard AC, Parikh P, Thakar CV Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research