697910login-checkInfection-related deaths from dialysis have declined but risk remains high |
By Shawn M. Carter
Despite improvement over time, patients on dialysis have a risk for infection-related death that is 20 times that of the general population, according to recently published data.
Researchers, who presented findings in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, evaluated long-term trends and risks for infection-related death in patients receiving maintenance dialysis in Australia and New Zealand. Read the full article in Healio.
697910login-checkInfection-related deaths from dialysis have declined but risk remains high |