Haemodialysis in the Octogenarian: More Than a Decade of Experience from a Single UK Centre
Table 4
Cause of death.
Cause of death
Survived <90 days ()
Survived >90 days ()
value
Cardiac cause (cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, and congestive cardiac failure)
15 (35.7%)
17 (17.5%)
0.148
Treatment withdrawal
8 (19.1%)
13 (13.4%)
0.799
Unknown
7 (16.7%)
19 (19.6)
n/a
Alive
N/A
13 (13.4%)
n/a
Infection
8 (19.1%)
24 (24.7%)
0.181
Stroke
2 (4.8%)
4 (4.1%)
1.00
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage
1 (2.4%)
1 (1.0%)
1.00
Malignancy
1 (2.4%)
3 (3.1%)
1.00
Miscellaneous
0
3 (3.1%)
0.550
Miscellaneous category includes accidents, ischaemic bowel, and respiratory failure. Statistical analysis performed excluding patients with unknown cause of death and those alive.