COVID-19 risk factors and mortality outcomes among medicare patients receiving long-term dialysis
S Salerno, JM Messana, GW Gremel… - JAMA network …, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance There is a need for studies to evaluate the risk factors for COVID-19 and
mortality among the entire Medicare long-term dialysis population using Medicare claims
data. Objective To identify risk factors associated with COVID-19 and mortality in Medicare
patients undergoing long-term dialysis. Design, Setting, and Participants This retrospective,
claims-based cohort study compared mortality trends of patients receiving long-term dialysis
in 2020 with previous years (2013-2019) and fit Cox regression models to identify risk …
mortality among the entire Medicare long-term dialysis population using Medicare claims
data. Objective To identify risk factors associated with COVID-19 and mortality in Medicare
patients undergoing long-term dialysis. Design, Setting, and Participants This retrospective,
claims-based cohort study compared mortality trends of patients receiving long-term dialysis
in 2020 with previous years (2013-2019) and fit Cox regression models to identify risk …
