Table 1 Baseline characteristics—entire cohort of RRT patients (n = 5491)
Variable | Value (n = 5491) |
|---|---|
Age, years, mean (SD) | 67.4 (16.3) |
Male, n (%) | 2834 (51.6) |
Admission source, n (%) | |
 Home | 3876 (70.6) |
 Acute care facility transfer | 516 (9.4) |
 Long-term care facility t | 588 (10.7) |
 Unknown | 511 (9.3) |
Comorbidities, n (%) | |
 Congestive heart failure | 901 (16.4) |
 Arrhythmia | 1268 (23.1) |
 Valvular disease | 187 (3.4) |
 Peripheral vascular disease | 374 (6.8) |
 Hypertension | 1851 (33.7) |
 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 873 (15.9) |
 Diabetes mellitus | 2476 (45.1) |
 Renal failure | 566 (10.3) |
 Liver disease | 323 (5.9) |
 Metastatic cancer | 835 (15.2) |
Elixhauser comorbidity score, mean (SD) | 15.6 (8.8) |
Emergency department visits in past year, median (IQR) | 1 (0–3) |
Hospital admissions in past year, median (IQR) | 1 (0–2) |
ICU admission in past year, n (%) | 121 (2.2) |
Limits of care, n (%) | |
 Full care | 3750 (68.3) |
 ICU-level care, no CPR | 373 (6.8) |
 Do Not Resuscitate | 1087 (19.8) |
 Other/unknown | 281 (5.1) |