Circumstances of Death among Undocumented Immigrants Who Rely on Emergency-Only Hemodialysis

Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2018 Sep 7;13(9):1405-1406. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03440318. Epub 2018 Jul 13.

Authors

Lilia Cervantes^{1

2}, Ann O'Hare^{3

4}, Michel Chonchol², Madelyne Hull¹, Janice Van Bockern¹, Mandy Thompson¹, Jeff Zoucha^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Denver Health, Denver, Colorado.
² Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver Colorado; and.
³ Division of Nephrology, University of Washington School of Medicine and.
⁴ Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care, Seattle, Washington.

No abstract available

Keywords: Death; Undocumented Immigrants; disparities; end stage kidney disease; hemodialysis; hispanic; mortality; renal dialysis.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Cause of Death
Emergency Treatment*
Female
Humans
Kidney Failure, Chronic / mortality*
Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Renal Dialysis*
Retrospective Studies
Undocumented Immigrants*
United States