Chapter 4: Comorbidities and Current Smoking Status amongst Patients Starting Renal Replacement Therapy in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 2008 to 2009 | Zendy

Lynsey Webb | Zendy; Julie Gilg | Zendy; Terry Feest | Zendy; Damian Fogarty | Zendy

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Chapter 4: Comorbidities and Current Smoking Status amongst Patients Starting Renal Replacement Therapy in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 2008 to 2009

Author(s) -

Lynsey Webb,

Julie Gilg,

Terry Feest,

Damian Fogarty

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

nephron clinical practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1660-2110

DOI - 10.1159/000331754

Subject(s) - comorbidity , medicine , renal replacement therapy , proportional hazards model , diabetes mellitus , dialysis , epidemiology , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , endocrinology

Comorbidity is an important determinant of survival for renal replacement therapy patients and impacts other care processes such as dialysis access creation and transplant wait-listing. The prevalence of comorbidities in incident patients on renal replacement therapy (RRT) changes with age and varies between ethnic groups. This study describes these associations and the independent effect of comorbidities on outcomes.

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