Effect of the dialysis membrane on mortality of chronic hemodialysis patients (original) (raw)
1996, Kidney International
Effect of the dialysis membrane on mortality of chronic hemodialysis patients. Mortality of prevalent chronic hemodialysis patients remains high. The potential effect of the dialysis membrane on this mortality has not been previously investigated in a large population of chronic hemodialysis patients. Using data from the United States Renal Data System (USRDS), we analyzed a random sample of 6,536 patients receiving hemodialysis on December 31, 1990. The study design was a historical prospective study. By limiting the study to patients dialyzed for at least one
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