Haemodialysis in the Octogenarian: More Than a Decade of Experience from a Single UK Centre

Table 4

Cause of death.

Cause of death	Survived <90 days ()	Survived >90 days ()	value
Cardiac cause (cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, and congestive cardiac failure)	15 (35.7%)	17 (17.5%)	0.148
Treatment withdrawal	8 (19.1%)	13 (13.4%)	0.799
Unknown	7 (16.7%)	19 (19.6)	n/a
Alive	N/A	13 (13.4%)	n/a
Infection	8 (19.1%)	24 (24.7%)	0.181
Stroke	2 (4.8%)	4 (4.1%)	1.00
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage	1 (2.4%)	1 (1.0%)	1.00
Malignancy	1 (2.4%)	3 (3.1%)	1.00
Miscellaneous	0	3 (3.1%)	0.550

Miscellaneous category includes accidents, ischaemic bowel, and respiratory failure.
Statistical analysis performed excluding patients with unknown cause of death and those alive.