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Signs and symptoms associated with earlier dialysis initiation in nursing home residents.
Am J Kidney Dis 2010; 56(6):1117-26AJ

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Factors driving the trend of earlier dialysis initiation for persons with end-stage renal disease are unknown. We wanted to determine the association of the number and type of signs and symptoms with timing of initiation of dialysis in US nursing home residents.

STUDY DESIGN

Observational study.

SETTING & PARTICIPANTS

We used data from the US Renal Data System linked with the Minimum Data Set, a national registry of nursing home residents. The cohort consisted of 2,402 nursing home residents who initiated dialysis between 1998 and 2000 and had at least 2 recorded clinical assessments in the year before dialysis initiation.

PREDICTORS

We evaluated 7 clinical signs and symptoms: dependence in activities of daily living, cognitive function, edema, dyspnea, nutritional problems, vomiting, and body size.

OUTCOMES

Earlier dialysis initiation was defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate ≥ 1 5 mL/min/1.73 m² at the start of dialysis.

RESULTS

Median estimated glomerular filtration rate at the start of dialysis was 9.8 (25th-75th percentile, 7.4-13.4) mL/min/1.73 m². After adjustment for age, sex, race, and comorbid conditions, each additional sign or symptom was associated with a higher odds for earlier dialysis initiation (OR, 1.16 per symptom; 95% CI, 1.06-1.28), as was each adversely changing sign or symptom (OR, 1.26 per symptom; 95% CI, 1.16-1.38). The population-attributable risk for earlier dialysis initiation associated with having one or more signs and symptoms of volume overload, cognitive decline, increasing activities of daily living dependence, and weight loss was 31%; volume overload had the largest aggregate population-attributable risk.

LIMITATIONS

We lacked information about metabolic indications for dialysis initiation.

CONCLUSIONS

Volume overload, cognitive decline, increasing activities of daily living dependence, and weight loss were associated with earlier dialysis initiation; however, these factors explained less than one-third of cases of earlier dialysis initiation in nursing home residents.

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    Authors+Show Affiliations

    Kurella Tamura M
    Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA. mktamura@stanford.edu
    O'Hare AM
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    McCulloch CE
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    Johansen KL
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    MeSH

    Activities of Daily LivingAgedAged, 80 and overBody SizeCognition DisordersDyspneaEdemaFemaleGlomerular Filtration RateHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedNursing HomesRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVomiting

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article
    Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
    Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    20974509

    Citation

    Kurella Tamura, Manjula, et al. "Signs and Symptoms Associated With Earlier Dialysis Initiation in Nursing Home Residents." American Journal of Kidney Diseases : the Official Journal of the National Kidney Foundation, vol. 56, no. 6, 2010, pp. 1117-26.
    Kurella Tamura M, O'Hare AM, McCulloch CE, et al. Signs and symptoms associated with earlier dialysis initiation in nursing home residents. Am J Kidney Dis. 2010;56(6):1117-26.
    Kurella Tamura, M., O'Hare, A. M., McCulloch, C. E., & Johansen, K. L. (2010). Signs and symptoms associated with earlier dialysis initiation in nursing home residents. American Journal of Kidney Diseases : the Official Journal of the National Kidney Foundation, 56(6), pp. 1117-26. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.08.017.
    Kurella Tamura M, et al. Signs and Symptoms Associated With Earlier Dialysis Initiation in Nursing Home Residents. Am J Kidney Dis. 2010;56(6):1117-26. PubMed PMID: 20974509.
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