Why the study?
Does a structured predialysis multidisciplinary team education program reduce hospitalizations, ER visits, and temporary catheter placements in patients starting dialysis?
Population
103 patients who started dialysis at a single center between 1997 and 2000.
Comparison
Structured predialysis multidisciplinary team… vs No participation in the predialysis education…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
100 days (10 days before to 90 days after initial dialysis)
Authors
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May reduce hospitalizations and catheter use at dialysis start; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
Does a structured predialysis multidisciplinary team education program reduce hospitalizations, ER visits, and temporary catheter placements in patients starting dialysis?
A multidisciplinary predialysis education program is associated with reduced hospitalizations, shorter hospital stays, and fewer temporary catheter placements in patients initiating dialysis.
Yeoh et al. (2003) studied this question.
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