Recent studies showed that Kt/Vurea in dialysis cannot represent correctly the removal of other solutes and fluid, indicating that this parameter alone should not be used as the sole indicator of dialysis adequacy.
In addition, we summarised measures of key performance indicators for dialysis within each country (see online supplementary online Table 2) for the two quarters in which satisfaction data were collected and reported these as overall performance scores for each participating country.
Assays for serum total glycated proteins (fructosamine) and the more specific glycated albumin may be useful indicators of hyperglycemia in dialysis patients, either as substitutes or adjuncts to standard markers such as hemoglobin A1c, as they are not affected by erythrocyte turnover.
We used data from the pharmacoepidemiologic AVENIR (AVantagE de la Néphroprotection dans l'Insuffisance Rénale) study to explore the impact on HRQoL at dialysis onset of three pre-dialysis indicators of quality of care: quality of therapeutic practices, time since referral to a nephrologist and number of nephrology consultations during the year preceding dialysis.
Hyperkalemia and hypoxemia took precedence over indicators of azotemia in influencing dialysis decisions across the spectrum of illness severities.
The unadjusted odds ratios (OR) between family members of dialysis patients and indicators of kidney damage were determined by univariate Logistic regression analysis.
All models controlled for veterans' age, sex, race, marital status, copayment status, distance to nearest VA dialysis unit, history of dialysis utilization, a dichotomous indicator of prior hospitalization, comorbidity burden measured by the DCG score, and veterans' Integrated Service Network of residence.
Although guidelines for the initiation of hemodialysis in End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients are clearly laid out, little is known about the indicators of Renal Recovery (RR) for the cessation of dialysis either on a temporary basis or indefinitely.
A smaller study of Yilmaz et al. has also shown that abnormalities in indicators of FO already are observed before the start of dialysis, which appears to be related to the severity of the CKD stage [ 21].
We examined whether certain biochemical indicators are more influential than others in making the determination of dialysis initiation.
