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Aim
We used insurance claims data of Taiwan to compare the risk of non‐traumatic lower extremity amputation between haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.
Methods
We identified 77 669 HD patients and 10 035 PD patients without prior amputation from 2000 to 2010. Incidence rates and hazard ratios (HRs) of lower extremity amputation, and subsequent 30‐day mortality after amputation...
Aim
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality in the general population. However, limited data are available on the progression of HBV infection in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD), and available data are controversial. Therefore, we investigated the association between hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) seropositivity and mortality in...
AimData on the outcome of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who are hospitalized and start unplanned urgent haemodialysis (HD) are lacking. This prospective, longitudinal, observational study aimed to define the hospital mortality rate and associated factors in CKD patients who start unplanned urgent HD.
MethodsBetween January 2003 and December 2009, all patients with CKD who were hospitalized,...
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