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LM Cohen, R Ruthazer, AH Moss… - Clinical Journal of the …, 2010 - Am Soc Nephrol

Predicting six-month mortality for patients who are on maintenance hemodialysis.

Build and Broaden 3.0 AND Program Evaluation

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Background and objectives: Prognostic information is rarely conveyed by nephrologists because of clinical uncertainty about accuracy. The objective of this study was to develop an integrated prognostic model of 6-mo survival for patients who receive hemodialysis (HD). Design, setting, participants, & measurements: A short-term prognostic model was developed using prospective data from a derivation cohort of 512 patients who were receiving HD at five dialysis clinics. Patient charts were reviewed for actuarial predictors (eg …

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