Table 5 The causes of mortality
Multidisciplinary pre-dialysis care | ||
|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |
N = 126 | N = 546 | |
No. of mortality | 38 | 133 |
Causes | ||
Cardiovascular disease | 23 (60.5%) | 68 (51.1%) |
Infection | 7 (18.4%) | 44 (33.1%) |
Respiratory failure | 4 (10.5%) | 7 (5.3%) |
Cancer | 2 (5.3%) | 5 (3.8%) |
Gastrointestinal bleeding | 1 (2.6%) | 3 (2.3%) |
Accident | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (2.3%) |
Liver failure | 1 (2.6%) | 1 (0.8%) |
Others | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (1.5%) |