Nephrology Provider Surprise Question Response and Hospitalizations in Older Adults with Advanced CKD

Conclusion: Nephrology providers ’ responses to the surprise question for older patients with advanced NDD-CKD were independently associated with proportion of future time spent hospitalized and time to first hospitalization. Additional studies should examine how to use this information to provide patients with anticipatory guida nce on their possible clinical trajectory and to target potentially preventable hospitalizations.Am J Nephrol
Source: American Journal of Nephrology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research