Table 3.
“Optimal” dialysis initiation in the 240 patients who started dialysis and comparison of the three groups of patients divided according to the duration of nephrological care given
| Mode of starting dialysis | Tot | % | Group 1 < 6 visits in MaReA |
Group 2 6–10 visits in MaReA |
Group 3 > 10 visits in MaReA |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) with definitive access | 201 | 84% | 104 (82%) | 55 (86%) | 42 (84%) | 0.83 |
| (2) without complications | 228 | 95% | 120 (95%) | 62 (97%) | 46 (92%) | 0.49 |
| (3) as outpatient | 203 | 85% | 103 (82%) | 56 (88%) | 44 (88%) | 0.44 |
| Optimal start (1 + 2 + 3) | 180 | 75% | 91 (72%) | 50 (78%) | 39 (78%) | 0.58 |