Research Article

Hemodialysis Adequacy and Its Impact on Long-Term Patient Survival in Demographically, Socially, and Culturally Homogeneous Patients

Table 3

Cause of death and survival rate in two groups from 2012 to 2015.

Presumed cause of deathGroup AGroup BTotal value between 2 groups

Catheter sepsis or hemorrhage (percentile)5 (12.5%)2 (5%)7 (8.75%)=0.20
Cardiac arrhythmia (percentile)2 (5%)2 (5%)4 (5%)=0.69
Acute myocardial infarction (percentile)4 (10%)6 (15%)10 (12.5%)=0.28
Acute cerebrovascular accident6 (15%)5 (12.5%)11 (13.75%)=0.50
Severe pneumonia6 (15%)4 (10%)10 (12.5%)=0.30
Acute gastrointestinal bleeding3 (7.5%)03 (3.75%)=0.66
Acute abdomen3 (7.5%)03 (3.75%)=0.12
Gangrene of lower extremity1 (2.5%)01 (1.25%)=0.50
Disseminated tuberculosis2 (5%)02 (2.5%)=0.24
Leukemia01 (2.5%)1 (1.25%)=0.50
Gastrointestinal malignancy04 (10%)4 (5%)=0.05
Cumulative mortality32 (80%)24 (60%)56 (70%)=0.02
1-year survival rate16 (40%)28 (70%)44 (55%)=0.04
2-year survival rate12 (30%)22 (55%)34 (42%)=0.02
3-year survival rate8 (20%)16 (40%)24 (%30)Logrank = 0.04