Haemodialysis in the Octogenarian: More Than a Decade of Experience from a Single UK Centre
Table 1
Summary table of each group’s demographics.
Overall cohort ()
Survived <90 days ()
Survived >90 days ()
value
Demographics
0.450
Mean age (median)
83.6 (83.1)
83.9 (83.7)
83.5 (82.9)
Range (min–max)
80–92.1
80–91.3
80.1–92.1
Male : female
85 : 54
28 : 14
57 : 40
Ethnicity
0.552
Caucasian
125 (89.9%)
39 (92.9%)
86 (88.7%)
Non-Caucasian
14 (10.1%)
3 (7.1%)
11 (11.3%)
Charlson comorbidity index score
0.560
Low risk ≤3
80
22
58
Medium risk 4–7
54
19
35
High risk ≥8
5
1
4
Mean
3.45
3.5
3.4
Median
3
3
3
Indication for haemodialysis
0.543
Biochemical
65 (46.8%)
19 (45.2%)
46 (47.4%)
Fluid overload
48 (34.5%)
17 (40.5%)
31 (32.0%)
Unknown
26 (18.7%)
6 (14.3%)
20 (20.6%)
Albumin at start of RRT
0.109
Mean (median)
35.8 (37)
34.9 (36)
36.13 (38)
Range (min–max)
19–45
19–44
19–45
At the time of data analysis, 12 patients were still alive and receiving dialysis. These individuals have been receiving dialysis for between 3 and 6 years.
