Inpatient Hemodialysis Initiation: Reasons, Risk Factors and Outcomes
Author(s) -
Deidra C. Crews,
Bernard G. Jaar,
Laura Plantinga,
Hania Kassem,
Nancy E. Fink,
Neil R. Powe
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
nephron clinical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1660-2110
DOI - 10.1159/000245066
Subject(s) - medicine , hemodialysis , intensive care medicine , nephrology , risk factor
Inpatient initiation of chronic hemodialysis is considered undesirable because of cost and possible harms of hospitalization. We examined the patient characteristics and outcomes associated with inpatient initiation.
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