A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Early versus Late Initiation of Dialysis

A. Cooper, Bruce; Branley, Pauline; Bulfone, Liliana; Collins, John; C. Craig, Jonathan; B. Fraenkel, Margaret; Harris, Anthony; W. Johnson, David; Kesselhut, Joan; Jing Li, Jing; Luxton, Grant; Pilmore, Andrew; J. Tiller, David; C.H. Harris, David; A. Pollock, Carol

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1000552

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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Early versus Late Initiation of Dialysis

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Jun 27, 2010

Authors:

Bruce A. Cooper

Pauline Branley

Liliana Bulfone

Abstract

BACKGROUND: In clinical practice, there is considerable variation in the timing of the initiation of maintenance dialysis for patients with stage V chronic kidney disease, with a worldwide trend toward early initiation. In this study, conducted at 32 centers in Australia and New Zealand, we examined...

Subject

Medicine

Dialysis

Kidney disease

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