Table 1 Demographics of patients with and without care gaps
From: A virtual ward for home hemodialysis patients – a pilot trial
No care gap | Care gap | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of VW admissions | 17 | 35 | |
Age | 58 (40–61) | 49 (41–55) | 0.27 |
Male | 8 (47) | 17 (49) | 1.00 |
Cause of end stage renal disease | 0.19 | ||
Glomerulonephritis | 7 (41) | 5 (14) | |
Diabetes | 3 (18) | 2 (6) | |
Congenital disease | 2 (12) | 8 (23) | |
Calcineurin inhibitor toxicity | 2 (12) | 8 (23) | |
Hemolytic uremic syndrome | 1 (6) | 2 (6) | |
Systemic lupus erythematous | 0 | 3 (9) | |
Renal cell carcinoma | 0 | 2 (6) | |
Hypertension | 1 (6) | 1 (3) | |
Vasculitis | 0 | 1 (3) | |
Undetermined | 1 (6) | 3 (9) | |
Duration of RRT (years) | 8.8 (1.4–19.1) | 12.2 (3.6–20) | 0.35 |
Duration of HHD (years) | 2.3 (0.6–4.8) | 3.3 (0.7–5.5) | 0.74 |
Charlson comorbidity Index (CCI) | 4 (3–6) | 5 (4–7) | 0.22 |
Cancer history | 6 (35) | 12 (34) | 1.00 |
Previous transplant | 7 (41) | 17 (49) | 0.77 |
Permanent vascular accessa | 4 (25) | 12 (35) | 0.53 |
Admission criteria | 0.07 | ||
Hospital discharge | 14 (82) | 30 (86) | |
Completed medical procedure | 2 (12) | 0 | |
Antibiotic prescription | 1 (6) | 1 (3) | |
Completed HHD post training | 0 | 4 (11) |