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. 2018 Feb 26;178(4):572–573. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.8732

Table. Discharge Disposition of Patients on CRRT by Time and Age.

Characteristic Discharge Disposition, No. (%) P Value
Death Comfort Care Home Skilled Nursing Facility Transfer
Intervention
Pre- (n = 494) 298 (60.3) 15 (3.0) 89 (18.0) 75 (15.2) 17 (3.4) <.001
Post- (n = 848) 403 (47.5) 73 (8.6) 190 (22.4) 156 (18.9) 26 (3.1)
Age, y
18-45 (n = 260) 114 (43.8) 3 (1.2) 89 (34.2) 46 (17.7) 8 (3.1) <.001
46-65 (n = 637) 319 (50.1) 47 (7.4) 135 (21.2) 112 (17.6) 24 (3.8)
65-80 (n = 337) 199 (59.1) 27 (8.0) 50 (14.8) 51 (15.1) 10 (3.0)
>80 (n = 108) 69 (63.9) 11 (10.2) 5 (4.6) 22 (20.4) 1 (0.9)

Abbreviation: CRRT, continuous renal replacement therapy.