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715,605 deceased adult patients with end-stage renal disease from the 50 states and the District of Columbia…
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Regional variation in dialysis discontinuation may signal care disparities; leaves open non-demographic drivers and need for prospective study.
Nearly one quarter of chronic dialysis patients in the US have dialysis discontinued prior to death, with significant regional variation independent of demographic factors.
Gessert et al. (2013) studied this question.
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