Table 2.
RRT planning, vascular access, and dialysis initiation
| Care Characteristic | Total, n=488 | SQ Yes, n=317 | SQ No, n=171 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dialysis modality preferencea | <0.001 | |||
| Conservative management | 29 (6) | 6 (2) | 23 (13) | |
| Maintenance hemodialysis | 147 (30) | 94 (30) | 53 (31) | |
| Maintenance peritoneal dialysis | 107 (22) | 69 (22) | 38 (22) | |
| No preference specified | 205 (42) | 148 (47) | 57 (33) | |
| Dialysis access present | 109 (22) | 71 (22) | 38 (22) | |
| Arteriovenous fistulab | 93 (85) | 63 (89) | 30 (79) | 0.01 |
| Arteriovenous graftb | 7 (6) | 1 (1) | 6 (16) | |
| Tunneled catheterb | 9 (8) | 7 (10) | 2 (5) | |
| Dialysis modality initiated | 61 (13) | 36 (11) | 25 (15) | 0.40 |
| Hemodialysisc | 41 (67) | 24 (67) | 17 (68) | |
| Peritoneal dialysisc | 20 (33) | 12 (33) | 8 (32) | |
| Duration between SQ date and dialysis initiation | 255 (127–412) | 266 (178–426) | 179 (94–383) | 0.10 |
Continuous variables are presented as medians (interquartile ranges), and categorical variables are presented as N (%). SQ, surprise question.
a
Surprise question yes and surprise question no do not equal 100% due to rounding.
b
Limited to patients who had access placed.
c
Limited to patients who were initiated on dialysis