MO345: Clinical Characteristics and Trajectory in a National Cohort of Veterans Treated With Conservative Management Versus Dialysis
Narasaki Y, Rhee C, You A, Mukamel D, Novoa A, Otobe Y, Daza A, Kovesdy C, Crowley S, Nguyen D, Kalantar-Zadeh K. MO345: Clinical Characteristics and Trajectory in a National Cohort of Veterans Treated With Conservative Management Versus Dialysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2022, 37: gfac068.055. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac068.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic kidney diseaseAdvanced chronic kidney diseaseEnd-stage renal diseaseConservative managementUS veteransClinical characteristicsIndex eGFRNational cohortNon-dialysis dependent chronic kidney diseaseDependent chronic kidney diseaseUnited States Renal Data SystemAdvanced CKD patientsDominant treatment paradigmNon-dialytic managementReceipt of dialysisForm of dialysisRenal replacement therapySimilar sex distributionVeterans Health AdministrationHealthcare systemVA healthcare systemYounger age distributionCKD cohortCKD outcomesCKD patientsMO486: Comparison of Hospitalization Lengths of Stay Among a National Cohort of Advanced CKD Patients Treated With Conservative Management Vs. Dialysis
You A, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Narasaki Y, Mukamel D, Crowley S, Novoa A, Otobe Y, Kovesdy C, Nguyen D, Rhee C. MO486: Comparison of Hospitalization Lengths of Stay Among a National Cohort of Advanced CKD Patients Treated With Conservative Management Vs. Dialysis. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation 2022, 37: gfac071.017. DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac071.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced CKD patientsTime of hospitalizationLongest average LOSCKD patientsConservative managementIndex eGFRAverage LOSPrimary analysisSecondary analysisEarly dialysisDialysis patientsHospitalization lengthNational cohortPatient-centered treatment strategiesReceipt of dialysisGreater healthcare utilizationElectronic health record dataTiming of dialysisImpact of dialysisMedicare Advantage enrolleesHealth record dataLoss of independenceCKD cohortCKD outcomesDialysis transition