Setting dialysis start at 6.0 ml/min/1.73 m2 eGFR—a study on safety, quality of life and economic impact

摘要

Background. End-stage renal disease care requires enormous economic resources. A timely dialysis start could reduce the costs of the renal replacement therapy (RRT). Our aim was to measure the time to dialysis in CKD patients, with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≤11.0 ml/min/1.73 m2 (MDRD derived), and to evaluate the safety, economic impact and the quality of life (QoL).