Lack or insufficient predialysis nephrology care worsens the outcomes in dialyzed patients - call for action

The phenomenon of patients with advanced renal failure accepted for dialysis at a late stage in the disease process (late referral [LR]) is known almost from the beginning of dialysis therapy. It may also be associated with worse outcomes. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of referral ti...

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Published in:Renal failure 2022-12, Vol.44 (1), p.946-957
Main Authors: Milkowski, Andrzej, Prystacki, Tomasz, Marcinkowski, Wojciech, Dryl-Rydzynska, Teresa, Zawierucha, Jacek, Malyszko, Jacek S., Zebrowski, Pawel, Zuzda, Konrad, Małyszko, Jolanta
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Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Study
Comorbidity
Dialysis
End-stage renal disease
Hemodialysis
Kidney diseases
Kidney transplantation
Late referral
Malignancy
Nephrology
outcome
predialysis care
Renal failure
vascular access
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Summary:The phenomenon of patients with advanced renal failure accepted for dialysis at a late stage in the disease process (late referral [LR]) is known almost from the beginning of dialysis therapy. It may also be associated with worse outcomes. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of referral time on the outcomes, such as number of hospitalizations, length of stay, kidney transplantation, and mortality. A study of 1303 patients with end-stage renal failure admitted for dialysis in the same period in Fresenius Nephrocare Poland dialysis centers was initiated. The type of vascular access during the first dialysis was accepted as the criterion differentiating LR (n = 457 with acute catheter) from early referral (ER; n = 846). The primary endpoint was the occurrence of death during the 13-month observation. By the end of observation, 341 (26.2%) of patients died. The frequency of death was 18.1 for ER and 37.9 for LR per 1000 patient-months. It can be estimated that 52.1% (95% CI: 40.5-61.5%) of the 341 deaths were caused by belonging to the LR group. Patients from LR group had longer hospitalizations, more malignancies, lower rate of vascular access in the form of a-v fistula, higher comorbidity index. It seems that establishing a nephrological registry would help to improve the organization of care for patients with kidney disease, particularly in the pandemic era.
ISSN:0886-022X
1525-6049
DOI:10.1080/0886022X.2022.2081178