Journal article
Predicting 3-Year Survival in Patients Receiving Maintenance Dialysis: An External Validation of iChoose Kidney in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Many patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) do not appreciate how their survival may differ if treated with a kidney transplant compared with dialysis. A risk calculator (iChoose Kidney) developed and validated in the United States provides individualized mortality estimates for different treatment options (dialysis vs living or deceased donor kidney transplantation). The calculator can be used with patients and families to …
Authors
Tan VS; Garg AX; McArthur E; Patzer RE; Gander J; Roshanov P; Kim SJ; Knoll GA; Yohanna S; McCallum MK
Journal
Canadian Journal of Kidney Health and Disease, Vol. 5, ,
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
January 2018
DOI
10.1177/2054358118799693
ISSN
2054-3581