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SUBMITTER: Chen Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6720077 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Zijin Z Lee Benjamin J BJ McCulloch Charles E CE Burrows Nilka Ríos NR Heung Michael M Hsu Raymond K RK Pavkov Meda E ME Powe Neil R NR Saran Rajiv R Shahinian Vahakn V Hsu Chi-Yuan CY
BMC nephrology 20190902 1
<h4>Background</h4>Approximately 4-6% of incident end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients in the U.S. recover enough kidney function to discontinue dialysis but there is considerable geographic variation. We undertook this study to investigate whether state-level variations in renal recovery among incident ESRD patients correlated with state-level variations in incidence of acute kidney injury requiring dialysis (AKI-D).<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a national cross-sectional ecological study at ...[more]