title: High rates of death and hospitalization follow bone fracture among hemodialysis patients.
abstract: Altered bone structure and function contribute to the high rates of fractures in dialysis patients compared to the general population. Fracture events may increase the risk of subsequent adverse clinical outcomes. Here we assessed the incidence of post-fracture morbidity and mortality in an international cohort of 34,579 in-center hemodialysis patients in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study (DOPPS). We estimated country-specific rates of fractures requiring a hospital admission and associated length of stay in the hospital. Incidence rates of death and of a composite event of death/rehospitalization were estimated for 1 year after fracture. Overall, 3% of participants experienced a fracture. Fracture incidence varied across countries, from 12 events/1000 patient-years (PY) in Japan to 45/1000 PY in Belgium. In all countries, fracture rates were higher in the hemodialysis group compared to those reported for the general population. Median length of stay ranged from 7 to 37 days in the United States and Japan, respectively. In most countries, postfracture mortality rates exceeded 500/1000 PY and death/rehospitalization rates exceeded 1500/1000 PY. Fracture patients had higher unadjusted rates of death (3.7-fold) and death/rehospitalization (4.0-fold) compared to the overall DOPPS population. Mortality and hospitalization rates were highest in the first month after the fracture and declined thereafter. Thus, the high frequency of fractures and increased adverse outcomes following a fracture pose a significant health burden for dialysis patients. Fracture prevention strategies should be identified and applied broadly in nephrology practices.
authors.affiliation: 1] Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA [2] Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tentori
authors.affiliation: Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McCullough
authors.affiliation: Center for Observational Research, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, California, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Kilpatrick
authors.affiliation: 1] Center for Observational Research, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, California, USA [2] Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA.
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Bradbury
authors.affiliation: 1] Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA [2] University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.affiliation: Monash Medical Centre and Monash University, Clayton, Australia.
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.affiliation: Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Pisoni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D038622:Internationality; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D006435:Renal Dialysis
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