Fig. 1

Predicted end-of-life expenses^a and probability of surgical interventions for average ESRD patients in Taiwan, 2002–2012.^b [^aConverted at US$1 = NT$32.4; ^bEstimates are based on linear predictions of multivariate log-linear and logistic models with year fixed effects with all variables, except ESRD and hospital accreditation, kept at the mean values.]; Abbreviations: ESRD, end-stage renal disease; EOL, end-of-life