Initial Home Dialysis Is Increased for Rural Patients by Accessing Urban Facilities

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Investigates health disparities between rural and urban patients with end stage kidney disease (ESKD). Examines 97,930 dialysis initiates from the 2017 United States Renal Data System, broken down by the timing of home dialysis initiation, patient race, disease type, body mass index (BMI), employment status, rural versus urban facility location, and more. Discusses issues of access and disparities in mortality for different populations.

Joel T. Adler, S. Ali Husain, Lingwei Xiang, James R. Rodrigue, Sushrut S. Waikar

Kidney 360, 3, 488-496

03/2022

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Access · Chronic disease management · Health conditions · Health disparities · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data