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Prognostic stratification in older adults commencing dialysis.
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci
August 2014
Division of Nephrology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California. Geriatric Research and Education Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, California.
Background: Accurate prognostic models could inform treatment decisions for older adults with end-stage renal disease who are considering dialysis and might identify patients more appropriate for conservative care or hospice.
Methods: In a cohort of patients aged ≥ 67 years commencing dialysis in the United States between January 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009, we compared the discrimination of three existing instruments (the Liu index; the French Renal Epidemiology and Information Network score; and hospice eligibility criteria) for the prediction of 6-month mortality. We estimated the odds of death associated with each prognostic index using logistic regression with and without adjustment for age.