Table 3.
Ambulatory and hospital care in the 2 years before dialysis start
| Patients with PDS |
Patients with EDS |
Total |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 6175 (69.7%) | N = 2681 (30.3%) | (N = 8856) | |
| Consultations with a GP | |||
| Median (IQR) | 14 (8–24) | 14 (7–23) | 14 (8–23) |
| At least 4 times per semester | 1600 (25.9) | 644 (24.0) | 2244 (25.3) |
| At least once per semester | 3086 (50.0) | 1254 (46.8) | 4340 (49.0) |
| Less than once every semester | 1232 (20.0) | 600 (22.4) | 1832 (20.7) |
| No follow-up | 257 (4.2) | 183 (6.8) | 440 (5.0) |
| Consultations with a nephrologist | |||
| Median (IQR) | 6 (2–9) | 2 (0–5) | 5 (1–8) |
| At least once per semester | 3540 (57.3) | 863 (32.2) | 4403 (49.7) |
| Less than once every semester | 1717 (27.8) | 800 (29.8) | 2517 (28.4) |
| No follow-up | 918 (14.9) | 1018 (38.0) | 1936 (21.9) |
| Creatinine measurement | |||
| At least 1 test per semester | 5180 (83.9) | 1838 (68.6) | 7018 (79.2) |
| Gap of at least 1 semester after 1 test | 670 (10.9) | 460 (17.2) | 1130 (12.8) |
| Only ≥1 test in the last 3 mo before dialysis | 219 (3.5) | 213 (7.9) | 432 (4.9) |
| No testing | 106 (1.7) | 170 (6.3) | 276 (3.1) |
| At least 1 hospital stay | 5751 (93.1) | 2229 (83.1) | 7980 (90.1) |
| Median number of hospital stays (IQR) | 4.00 (2–6) | 3.00 (2–6) | 4.00 (2–6) |
| Median duration of hospital stays, d (IQR) | 2.80 (1.2–5.5) | 4.20 (2–7.9) | 3.00 (1.4–6.2) |
| Number of hospital stays (<24 h)a | |||
| 0 | 3197 (51.8) | 1586 (59.2) | 4783 (54.0) |
| 1 | 1401 (22.7) | 536 (20.0) | 1937 (21.9) |
| ≥2 | 1577 (25.5) | 559 (20.9) | 2136 (24.1) |
| Number of hospital stays (≥24 h) unrelated to nephrology | |||
| 0 | 4160 (67.4) | 1623 (60.5) | 5783 (65.3) |
| 1 | 1194 (19.3) | 551 (20.6) | 1745 (19.7) |
| ≥2 | 821 (13.3) | 507 (18.9) | 1328 (15.0) |
| Days spent in hospital | |||
| 0 | 884 (14.3) | 638 (23.8) | 1522 (17.2) |
| ≥ 1 and ≤10 | 2352 (38.1) | 683 (25.5) | 3035 (34.3) |
| ≥11 and ≤31 | 1813 (29.4) | 720 (26.9) | 2533 (28.6) |
| >31 | 1126 (18.2) | 640 (23.9) | 1766 (19.9) |
| RRT preparation type | |||
| Fistula or peritoneal dialysis catheter | 3853 (62.4) | 598 (22.3) | 4451 (50.3) |
| Other dialysis preparation care | 330 (5.3) | 240 (9.0) | 570 (6.4) |
| No preparation | 1992 (32.3) | 1843 (68.7) | 3835 (43.3) |
GP, general practitioner; IQR, interquartile range; RRT, renal replacement therapy.
Values are presented as n (%) or mean (IQR).
a
Excluding hospital stays for dialysis preparation care.