Key result
First dialysis occurring in-hospital (HR 2.1; 95% CI 1.4-3.3) and CVC use at first dialysis (HR 2.6; 95% CI 1.6-4.4) were significant predictors of future hospitalization in older patients.
Why the study?
What are the causes and predictors of hospitalization in older incident haemodialysis patients?
Population
125 older incident chronic haemodialysis patients initiating therapy between 1 January 2007 and 31 December…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Mean 1.8 ± 1.0 years
Authors
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CVC use and inpatient start were associated with higher hospitalization risk in elderly HD starters; supports hypothesis-generating efforts to optimize predialysis access planning.
Cohort (n=125)
No
What are the causes and predictors of hospitalization in older incident haemodialysis patients?
Hazard Ratio: 2.6 (95% CI 1.6–4.4)
p-value: p=<0.0001
In older incident hemodialysis patients, hospitalizations are common and are significantly predicted by initiating dialysis in the hospital and using a central venous catheter.
Schoonover et al. (2013) conducted a cohort in incident chronic haemodialysis (n=125). Central venous catheter (CVC) use at first haemodialysis vs. No CVC use at first haemodialysis was evaluated on future hospitalization (HR 2.6, 95% CI 1.6-4.4, p=<0.0001). First dialysis occurring in-hospital (HR 2.1; 95% CI 1.4-3.3) and CVC use at first dialysis (HR 2.6; 95% CI 1.6-4.4) were significant predictors of future hospitalization in older patients.
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