Dialysis versus Nondialysis in Patients with AKI: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study
Wilson FP, Yang W, Machado CA, Mariani LH, Borovskiy Y, Berns JS, Feldman HI. Dialysis versus Nondialysis in Patients with AKI: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study. Clinical Journal Of The American Society Of Nephrology 2014, 9: 673-681. PMID: 24651073, PMCID: PMC3974360, DOI: 10.2215/cjn.07630713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAdultAgedBiomarkersCreatinineFemaleHospitalizationHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisOdds RatioPatient SelectionPennsylvaniaPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRenal DialysisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsInitiation of dialysisSerum creatinine concentrationCreatinine concentrationDialysis initiationDialyzed patientsSevere AKICohort studyPropensity-matched cohort studyPropensity scoreElevated creatinine levelOverall hazard ratioGreater survival benefitProportional hazards analysisAcute care hospitalsTime-varying propensity scoresPennsylvania Health SystemCause mortalityCreatinine levelsHazard ratioSurvival benefitCare hospitalDL increaseNondialyzed patientsPatient factorsLaboratory variables