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The 1989 morbidity and mortality meeting: how far have we come?

A R Hull1

  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, USA.

American Journal of Kidney Diseases : the Official Journal of the National Kidney Foundation
|January 19, 1999
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This review examines progress in dialysis care since a 2015 symposium. It assesses advancements in reducing morbidity and mortality, and optimizing dialysis prescriptions over the past nine years.

Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Renal Medicine
  • Dialysis Therapy

Background:

  • The Morbidity, Mortality, and Prescription of Dialysis Symposium convened nearly a decade ago.
  • Proceedings were published in the American Journal of Kidney Diseases.
  • This review revisits key symposium topics.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate progress in dialysis care since the 2015 symposium.
  • To assess advancements in reducing patient morbidity and mortality.
  • To analyze changes in dialysis prescription practices.

Main Methods:

  • Review of key materials from the 2015 symposium.
  • Evaluation of accomplishments in dialysis care over the intervening years.
  • Analysis of morbidity, mortality, and prescription trends.

Main Results:

  • Key findings from the symposium are revisited.
  • Progress in addressing dialysis-related morbidity and mortality is assessed.
  • Changes in prescription strategies are evaluated.

Conclusions:

  • The article provides a retrospective analysis of dialysis care.
  • It highlights areas of achievement and ongoing challenges in the field.
  • It sets the stage for future directions in renal replacement therapy.

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