Timing of nephrology referral and initiation of dialysis as predictors for survival in hemodialysis patients: 5-year follow-up analysis

Selim, GJulshen; Stojcheva taneva, Olivera; Spasovski, Goce; Tozija, Liljana; Grozdanovski, Risto; Georgievska-Ismail, Ljubica; Zafirova Ivanovska, Beti; Dzekova Vidimliski, Pavlina; Trajcheska, Lada; Gelev, Saso; Mladenovska, Daniela; SHikole, Aleksandar

doi:10.1007/s11255-014-0794-y

Timing of nephrology referral and initiation of dialysis as predictors for survival in hemodialysis patients: 5-year follow-up analysis

Journal

International urology and nephrology

Date Issued

2015-01

Author(s)

Tozija, Liljana

Grozdanovski, Risto

Gelev, Saso

Mladenovska, Daniela

DOI

10.1007/s11255-014-0794-y

Abstract

A consensus about the optimal timing of dialysis initiation is still controversial. Thus, the goal of this analysis was to compare outcomes in patients with early and late referral with early and late initiation of hemodialysis (HD).