Patterns of emergency department utilization by patients on chronic dialysis: A population-based study.
Patients on dialysis are often elderly and frail, with multiple comorbid conditions, and are heavy users of Emergency Department (ED) services. However, objective data on the frequency and pattern of ED utilization by dialysis patients are sparse. Such data could identify periods of highest risk for...
Main Authors: | Paul Komenda, Navdeep Tangri, Evan Klajncar, Amanda Eng, Michelle Di Nella, Brett Hiebert, Trevor Strome, Ricardo Lobato de Faria, James M Zacharias, Mauro Verrelli, Manish M Sood, Claudio Rigatto |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5903639?pdf=render |
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