Early Start of Hemodialysis May Be Harmful

J. Rosansky, Steven; W. Eggers, Paul; L. Jackson, Kirby; J. Glassock, Richard; F. Clark, William

doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2010.415

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Early Start of Hemodialysis May Be Harmful

Published in Archives of Internal Medicine • Nov 9, 2010

Authors:

Steven J. Rosansky

Paul W. Eggers

Kirby L. Jackson

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A dramatic increase in the "early start" of dialysis with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at least 10 mL/min/1.73 m(2) has occurred in the United States since at least 1996. Several recent studies have reported a comorbidity-adjusted survival disadvantage of early start of...

Subject

Medicine

Dialysis

Hemodialysis

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