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The last 1000 days with chronic kidney disease: the health care burden
Aim: To report the health care burden during the last 1000 days before death for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Background: People dying with CKD are likely to have progressive decline in the years preceding death, often necessitating periods of hospitalisation away from home.
Methods: We considered the final 1000 days prior to death for all deaths between 1/1/2004 and 31/12/2017. We used a linked dataset that included any adult with a creatinine test during the study period (n=460,737; 86.8% of the state's adult population). We defined CKD as two measures of eGFR<60mL/min/1.73m2, at least 3-months apart.
Results: Of the 55,399 deaths, 24,970 (45.1%) met the criteria for CKD, of which 509 were treated with kidney replacement therapy. Compared to those without CKD, people dying with CKD were older, more likely to be female and have diabetes, dementia or cardiovascular disease.In the last 1000 days preceding death, people with CKD (compared to those dying without CKD) were more likely to be hospitalised (Relative Risk (RR) 1.82, range 1.2 – 2.1 depending on proximity to death), spend a greater number of days in hospital (mean 39.5 vs. 34.1 days), undergo more procedures (RR 1.33) and require greater allied health input (RR 1.58). Heart failure was the commonest diagnosis at emergency or intensive care presentations, but such presentations were not more likely than in those without CKD. Place of death was more likely to be in hospital (RR 1.29), under acute care rather than palliative care (RR 3.5).
Conclusion: The last 1000 days with chronic kidney disease are marked by considerable personal burdens including increasing comorbidities and hospitalisation. This life stage deserves recognition and appropriate support.
History
Publication title
© Asian Pacific Society of NephrologyVolume
26 Suppl. 2Editors
Yusuke SuzukiPagination
10ISSN
1440-1797Department/School
Tasmanian School of MedicinePublisher
WileyPlace of publication
NephrologyEvent title
56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN)Date of Event (Start Date)
2021-08-28Date of Event (End Date)
2021-09-01Repository Status
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