Chapter 4 Comorbidities and Current Smoking Status amongst Patients starting Renal Replacement Therapy in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 2009 to 2010 | Zendy

Catriona Shaw | Zendy; Lynsey Webb | Zendy; Anna Casula | Zendy; Charles Tomson | 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 2009 to 2010

Author(s) -

Catriona Shaw,

Lynsey Webb,

Anna Casula,

Charles Tomson

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

nephron. clinical practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 1660-2110

DOI - 10.1159/000342846

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

Comorbidities are an important determinant of survival for patients requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) and influence other care processes such as dialysis access formation and transplant wait-listing. The prevalence of comorbidities in incident RRT patients 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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