Survival of hemodialysis patients: A new reality?
| Autor: | Belino, Carolina, Coelho, Augusto, Pereira, Susana, Lopes, Daniela, Ana Marta Gomes, Ventura, Ana |
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| Zdroj: | CIÊNCIAVITAE Portuguese Journal of Nephrology & Hypertension v.31 n.1 2017 Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC)-FCT-Sociedade da Informação instacron:RCAAP Portuguese Journal of Nephrology & Hypertension, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 37-41, Published: MAR 2017 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Survival rates of haemodialysis patients have increased worldwide over the last decade. The purposes of this study were to analyze the 10-year survival rate and to identify mortality risk factors in a Portuguese cohort. Subjects and Methods: Data was collected from 273 incident patients on facility haemodialysis treatments between 2005 and 2015. Sociodemographic data, medical history, clinical and analytic parameters were collected. A statistical analysis using Kaplan-Meier survival analysis and Cox regression were performed. Results: Median age was 71 ± 15.5 [22; 91] years, 56.8% were male. Fistula was the first access in 68.5%. Median survival rate was 89 ± 8.8 months. There were 93 deaths (34%). Of the 23 deaths occurring in the first year, 65% (n=15) were during the first 90 days. Mortality risk factors were residence in a nursing home (OR 2.8; p |
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