Adverse clinical outcomes and factors associated among older adults undergoing hemodialysis in Brazil: A single-center experience.

Adverse clinical outcomes and factors associated among older adults undergoing hemodialysis in Brazil: A single-center experience

In the last decade, there has been an increase in the number of older adults diagnosed with kidney failure in Brazil. Anecdotal reports suggests that older adults receiving hemodialysis (HD) face a higher risk of adverse outcomes. This study aims to investigate adverse clinical outcomes and factors associated among adults over 60 years old who received chronic HD at a single center in northeast region of Brazil.

We conducted a retrospective cohort of older adults undergoing HD at a center in Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil, from October 1, 2019 to March 1, 2024. Multivariable Cox regression analysis was performed to examine the associations of the various risk factor for all-cause mortality.  A binomial logistic regression model was leveraged for Major Cardiovascular Events (MACE) and all-cause hospitalization.