Trends in In-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Survival in Adults Receiving Maintenance Dialysis

This important study helps us to understand the outcomes of in-hospital CPR from a Medicare registry in US adults receiving maintenance hemodialysis.  The annual incidence of CPR for the overall cohort was 1.4 events per 1000 in-hospital days with a  total of 21.9% CPR recipients surviving to hospital discharge.  The median post discharge survival was 5 months.   : Is Maximum Conservative Management an Equivalent Treatment Option to Dialysis for Elderly Patients with Significant Comorbid Disease? Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are associated with similar outcomes for end-stage renal disease treatment in Canada The Efficacy and Safety of 200 Days Valganciclovir Cytomegalovirus Prophylaxis in High-Risk Kidney Transplant Recipients
Source: Nephrology Now - Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Tags: Clinical Nephrology Hemodialysis Source Type: research