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. 2014 Jan;85(1):12-4.
doi: 10.1038/ki.2013.316.

Increased mortality early after dialysis initiation: a universal phenomenon

Marlies Noordzij  1 , Kitty J Jager  1
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Increased mortality early after dialysis initiation: a universal phenomenon

Marlies Noordzij et al. Kidney Int. 2014 Jan.
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Abstract

In their study based on data from the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) census database, including 86,886 hemodialysis patients from 11 countries, Robinson and colleagues show that in all countries studied, mortality is higher in the first 120 days after the start of dialysis than after this period. We discuss factors that may affect international differences in early mortality, including current dialysis initiation practices and withdrawal from dialysis.

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  • Worldwide, mortality risk is high soon after initiation of hemodialysis.
    Robinson BM, Zhang J, Morgenstern H, Bradbury BD, Ng LJ, McCullough KP, Gillespie BW, Hakim R, Rayner H, Fort J, Akizawa T, Tentori F, Pisoni RL. Robinson BM, et al. Kidney Int. 2014 Jan;85(1):158-65. doi: 10.1038/ki.2013.252. Epub 2013 Jun 26. Kidney Int. 2014. PMID: 23802192 Free PMC article.

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