Table 5.
Causes of death by period of initiating KRT
| Cause of death | Period of initiating KRT N (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2007–2009 | 2010–2012 | |
| Cardiovascular disease1 | 18 (21.7) | 33 (41.3) |
| Infections2 | 26 (31.3) | 10 (12.5) |
| Malignancies3 | 7 (8.4) | 1 (1.3) |
| Other identified causes4 | 17 (20.5) | 11 (13.8) |
| Unknown/missing | 15 (18.1) | 25 (31.3) |
KRT, kidney replacement therapy; CKD 5, stage 5 chronic kidney disease
1Cardiac arrest/sudden death, fluid overload/pulmonary edema, cerebro-vascular accident, other cause of cardiac failure; 2Pulmonary infection (bacterial, viral, parasitic), infections elsewhere, septicemia, generalized viral infection, (bacterial) peritonitis; 3Solid tumors, malignancies possibly induced by immunosuppressive therapy; 4Hyperkalemia, pulmonary embolus, other hemorrhage, uremia caused by graft failure, chronic obstructive airway disease, accident unrelated to CKD 5 treatment, patient refused further treatment of CKD 5, CKD 5 treatment withdrawn for medical reasons, malignant disease possibly induced by immunosuppressive therapy, malignant disease: solid tumors, other identified cause of death