Differences in the Characteristics of Dialysis Patients in Japan Compared with Those in Other Countries | Zendy

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Differences in the Characteristics of Dialysis Patients in Japan Compared with Those in Other Countries

Author(s) -

Naoki Kimata,

Ken Tsuchiya,

Takashi Akiba,

Kosaku Nitta

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

blood purification

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686

H-Index - 57

eISSN - 1421-9735

pISSN - 0253-5068

DOI - 10.1159/000441573

Subject(s) - dialysis , medicine , hemodialysis , prospective cohort study , diabetes mellitus , mortality rate , cohort study , endocrinology

Japanese patients undergoing dialysis have an extremely low mortality rate compared with those in the United States and Europe. As shown in the Dialysis Outcomes 38; Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS), certain features of dialysis treatment, such as single treatment time and amount of blood flow, are unique to Japan, but factors contributing to the low mortality risk are unclear. Although DOPPS is a multi-country prospective cohort study, the study results may not entirely reflect the real trend in Japan because the number of Japanese institutions participating in the study is small.

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