Missed Hemodialysis Treatments: International Variation, Predictors, and Outcomes in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) Issa Al Salmi, Maria Larkina, Mia Wang, Lalita Subramanian, Hal Morgenstern, Stefan H. Jacobson, Raymond Hakim, Francesca Tentori, Rajiv Saran, Takashi Akiba, Natalia A. Tomilina, Friedrich K. Port, Bruce M. Robinson, Ronald L. Pisoni American Journal of Kidney Diseases Volume 72, Issue 5, Pages 634-643 (November 2018) DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.04.019 Copyright © 2018 The Authors Terms and Conditions
American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2018 72, 634-643DOI: (10. 1053/j American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2018 72, 634-643DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.04.019) Copyright © 2018 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Sample flow chart. Abbreviation: DOPPS, Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2018 72, 634-643DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.04.019) Copyright © 2018 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Missed hemodialysis (HD) treatments: facility distribution by country. Percentage of patients who missed at least 1 HD session over the last 4 months; Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS) phase 5 (2012-2015) patients on dialysis therapy longer than 120 days, receiving thrice-weekly HD, restricted to facilities with more than 6 qualifying patients; ◊ represents the facility mean. Abbreviations: ANZ, Australia-New Zealand; Bel, Belgium; Can, Canada; Chi, China; Fac, facilities; GCC, Gulf Cooperation Council; Ger, Germany; Ita, Italy; Jap, Japan; Rus, Russia; Spa, Spain; Swe, Sweden; Tur, Turkey; UK, United Kingdom; US, United States. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2018 72, 634-643DOI: (10.1053/j.ajkd.2018.04.019) Copyright © 2018 The Authors Terms and Conditions