Journal article
Factors Associated with Unplanned Dialysis Starts in Patients followed by Nephrologists: A Retropective Cohort Study
Abstract
The number of patients starting dialysis is increasing world wide. Unplanned dialysis starts (patients urgently starting dialysis in hospital) is associated with increased costs and high morbidity and mortality. Risk factors for starting dialysis urgently in hospital have not been well studied. The primary objective of this study was to identify risk factors for unplanned dialysis starts in patients followed in a multidisciplinary chronic …
Authors
Brown PA; Akbari A; Molnar AO; Taran S; Bissonnette J; Sood M; Hiremath S
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 10, No. 6,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0130080
ISSN
1932-6203