Waiting until total kidney failure is better than starting early
http://swo.ctv.ca/health/
Janine Grespan on dialysis risks
Medical researchers at London's Health Sciences Centre have identified a higher risk of death associated with patients who start dialysis treatment early.
Starting dialysis early may increase risk of death
Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010 7:49 PM ET
Dialysis treatment is life-saving for people with kidney failure.
Increasingly there has been a trend toward beginning treatment before a patient's kidneys shut down, however new research reveals a risk with that practice.
Medical researchers at London's Health Sciences Centre analyzed Canadian data from more than 90% of people who began dialysis treatment between 2001 and 2007; nearly 26,000 patients.
They identified a higher risk of death associated with starting dialysis earlier in patients.
A Nephrologist with the province's fastest-growing dialysis program says this research may help guide decision-making in treatment, but since it focuses on a single factor in the decision, Dr. Mark Benaroia of Grand River Hospital in Kitchener says more study is needed.
http://swo.ctv.ca/health/
Janine Grespan on dialysis risks
Medical researchers at London's Health Sciences Centre have identified a higher risk of death associated with patients who start dialysis treatment early.
Starting dialysis early may increase risk of death
Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010 7:49 PM ET
Dialysis treatment is life-saving for people with kidney failure.
Increasingly there has been a trend toward beginning treatment before a patient's kidneys shut down, however new research reveals a risk with that practice.
Medical researchers at London's Health Sciences Centre analyzed Canadian data from more than 90% of people who began dialysis treatment between 2001 and 2007; nearly 26,000 patients.
They identified a higher risk of death associated with starting dialysis earlier in patients.
A Nephrologist with the province's fastest-growing dialysis program says this research may help guide decision-making in treatment, but since it focuses on a single factor in the decision, Dr. Mark Benaroia of Grand River Hospital in Kitchener says more study is needed.