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Table 2 Admissions during initial HHD/IHD/PD treatment only and during overall follow up

From: Fewer hospitalizations and prolonged technique survival with home hemodialysis– a matched cohort study from the Swedish Renal Registry

 

HHD

IHD

PD

HHD/IHD

p value

HHD/PD

p value

During initial HHD/IHD/PD treatment only (per protocol)

Patients % (n)

93% (141)

94% (573)

97% (444)

 Median annual admission rate [IQR] n

1.7 [0.9–2.8]

2.2 [1.1–4.4]

2.8 [1.3–5.3]

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Median days per year [IQR] n

12.1 [6.6–21.4]

14.3 [6.4–33.3]

20.3 [9.3–41.2]

< 0.001

< 0.001

 Median time to admission [IQR] years

0.7 [0.2–1.2]

0.3 [0.1–0.8]

0.4 [0.1–0.9]

< 0.001

0.003

During overall follow up (intention to treat)

 Patients % (n)

97% (147)

96% (583)

99,6% (454)

 Median annual admission rate [IQR] n

1.3 [0.6–2.4]

1.6 [0.8–3.0]

1.5 [0.8–3.2]

0.014

0.023

 Median days per year [IQR] n

6.5 [2.6–14.8]

8.5 [3.3–19.3]

8.9 [3.8–26.6]

0.048

0.001

 Median time to admission [IQR] years

0.7 [0.2–1.2]

0.3 [0.1–0.8]

0.4 [0.1–0.8]

< 0.001

0.001