title: [Analysis of cause of death in the 1st and last periods of the Piedmontese Dialysis and Transplantation Registry].
abstract: The aim of this study is to assess the mortality causes in dialysis in the Piedmont Region, using the data of the Dialysis and Transplantation Register (DTR). Data of a 15-year use of the DTR regarding 5519 hospital dialysis admissions were considered. Mortality seems to be particularly due to cardiac causes analyzing, also the incidence of other causes of death such as: cachexia, sudden death and infection causes.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Ospedale Martini Nuovo, Torino.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Perino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ragni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salomone
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002100:Cachexia / Q000401:mortality; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death / Q000639:trends*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007239:Infections / Q000401:mortality; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
vernacular_title: Analisi delle cause di morte nel primo e nell'ultimo periodo del Registro Piemontese di Dialisi e Trapianto (RPDT).