Time Trends and Causes of Infection-Related Mortality Among Patients Starting Dialysis in Finland: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Risk of dying due to infections has halved since the beginning of the millennium despite aging among patients treated with dialysis. The reason for this development requires further studies.
Authors
- Auni Juutilainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0271-4368)
- Wisam Bitar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1256-3962)
- Patrik Finne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3742-1576)
- Susanna Kinnunen
- Ilkka Helanterä (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2954-2538)
- Jaakko Helve (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8962-0702)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Kidney Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2025.101012
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.29
Funders
- Finska Läkaresällskapet
- Punainen Risti
- Sigrid Juséliuksen Säätiö