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      Acute Kidney Injury before Dialysis Initiation Predicts Adverse Outcomes in Hemodialysis Patients

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          Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Mortality in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients is highest during the first year of dialysis. The impact of pre-ESRD AKI events on long-term outcomes in incident ESRD patients remains unknown. Methods: We evaluated a retrospective cohort of 47,341 incident hemodialysis patients from the United States Renal Data System with linked Medicare data for at least 2 years prior to hemodialysis initiation. We examined the impact of pre-ESRD AKI events in the 2-year pre-ESRD period on the type of vascular access used at hemodialysis initiation (central venous catheter (CVC) versus arteriovenous access), and 1-year all-cause mortality after initiating hemodialysis. Results: The mean age was 72 ± 11 years. Of the study cohort, 18% initiated hemodialysis with arteriovenous access, and 54% of patients had at least one pre-ESRD AKI event. One-year, all-cause mortality was 32%. Compared to 75% for patients without a pre-ESRD AKI event, 89% of patients with a pre-ESRD AKI event initiated hemodialysis with CVC than arteriovenous access ( p < 0.001). A pre-ESRD AKI event was associated with lower adjusted odds of starting hemodialysis with an arteriovenous access (OR 0.47; 95% CI 0.44–0.50, p < 0.001), and higher adjusted odds of 1-year mortality (OR 1.36; 95% CI 1.30–1.42, p < 0.001). Conclusion: An AKI event prior to initiating hemodialysis independently increases the risk of CVC use and predicts 1-year mortality. Improving processes of care after AKI events may improve dialysis outcomes in patients who progress to ESRD.

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          Journal
          AJN
          Am J Nephrol
          10.1159/issn.0250-8095
          American Journal of Nephrology
          S. Karger AG
          0250-8095
          1421-9670
          2018
          July 2018
          07 June 2018
          : 47
          : 6
          : 427-434
          Affiliations
          [_a] aDivision of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
          [_b] bVeterans Affairs Medical Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
          [_c] cDivision of Nephrology, Kidney CARE Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
          [_d] dDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
          [_e] eDepartment of Biomedical, Industrial, and Human Factors Engineering, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio, USA
          [_f] fVeterans Affairs Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
          Author notes
          *Timmy Lee, MD, MSPH, FACP, FASN, Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1720 2nd Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007 (USA), E-Mail txlee@uab.edu
          Article
          489949 Am J Nephrol 2018;47:427–434
          10.1159/000489949
          29879718
          7ab7988c-3e13-4dde-80d2-0058055854d4
          © 2018 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 12 March 2018
          : 09 May 2018
          Page count
          Figures: 4, Tables: 4, Pages: 8
          Categories
          Original Report: Patient-Oriented, Translational Research

          Cardiovascular Medicine,Nephrology
          Arteriovenous access,Acute kidney injury,Hemodialysis
          Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology
          Arteriovenous access, Acute kidney injury, Hemodialysis

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