Preparation for DialysisCHRISTOPHER PASSERO, MDUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHOCTOBER 10, 2019

Objectives

Implement timely education and support for patients at risk for CKD progression

Prepare for timely placement of dialysis access

Prepare for timely initiation of dialysis

Introduction

As reported in 2015, the prior 30 years saw a dramatic increase in patients undergoing dialysis In 2010, there were more than 2million chronic dialysis patients worldwide Modeling estimates suggest this will double by 2030 In 2016, there were 124,675 newly reported cases of ESRD in the United States. In 2016, there were 726,331 prevalent cases of ESRD The number of prevalent ESRD cases has continued to rise by about 20,000 cases per year Based on 2013 data, the lifetime risk of being diagnosed with ESRD from birth was 4.0% in males

and 2.9% in females. Improved survival of the general population, reduction in mortality of dialysis patients, increased

incidence of CKD, greater access to dialysis But are patients adequately prepared to start dialysis? Are they starting dialysis under optimal

conditions?

Optimal Conditions to start RRT

As outlined by Saggi SJ et al Nature Reviews 2012:

1) Patients should not require hospitalization for the management of untreated acute or chronic complications of uremia

2) Patients should have a thorough understanding of the different treatment options

3) Patients should have a permanent functioning access for the dialysis therapy of their choice

Pre-ESRD Nephrology Care in Incident ESRD Cases

From the US Renal Data System:

CHARACTERISTICS OF INCIDENT ESRD CASES

In 2016, 20.8% of patients starting ESRD therapy were reported on the CMS 2728 form as not having received nephrology care before ESRD onset

14.6% had an unknown duration of pre-ESRD nephrology care.

Suspected up to 35.4% of new ESRD cases received little or no pre-ESRD nephrology care

Data Source: Special analyses, USRDS ESRD Database. Population only includes incident cases with the form CMS 2728. Values for cells with 10 or fewer patients are suppressed. Abbreviations: ESRD, end-stage renal disease; Neph, nephrology.

Nephrology care >12 months

Nephrology care >12 months vs no care:

Prevalence of dietary care was 12.9% in patients with >12 months of pre-ESRD nephrology care and only 0.3% in patients with no such care.

Prevalence of ESA use was 22.7% in patients with >12 months of pre-ESRD nephrology care and only 1.9% in patients with no such care.

Prevalence of starting RRT early (≥15 ml/min/1.73 m2) and late (<5 ml/min/1.73 m2) was greatest for patients with no pre-ESRD nephrology care (12.4% and 19.8%, respectively).

Use of a catheter only for vascular access was strongly and inversely associated with duration of pre-ESRD nephrology care, being 35.6% for patients with >12 months of pre-nephrology care and 80.1% for patients with no such care.

AV fistula use was much more common for patients with >12 months of pre-ESRD nephrology care (25.4%) than for patients with no such care (2.3%).

Current Trend in Treatment Choice for RRT

From the US Renal Data System: TREATMENT MODALITIES

In 2016, 87.3% of incident individuals began renal replacement therapy with hemodialysis (HD), 9.7% started with peritoneal dialysis (PD), and 2.8% received a preemptive kidney transplant

On December 31, 2016, 63.1% of all prevalent ESRD patients were receiving HD therapy, 7.0% were treated with PD, and 29.6% had a functioning kidney transplant. Among HD cases, 98.0% used in-center HD, and 2.0% used home HD

There is a trend in increased use of home modalities over the past several years.

An older study (Goovaerts 2005) estimated that with appropriate pre-dialysis support and training up to 50% patient would attain self care dialysis.

Benefits of Patient Preparedness

Urgent start dialysis is associated with lower survival and higher morbidity

Home modalities (home hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis) improve patients’ perceptions of autonomy

Use of AVF and/or AVG compared to central venous catheter is associated with lower mortality, fewer complications, and lower costs.

When to prepare? Who to prepare?

Generally patients nearing or below an eGFR of 30 (CKD stage 4) are offered education regarding death from renal failure and dialysis

But not all CKD stage 4 patients progress to ESRD

In a 5 year follow up of a large nonprofit group model HMO, 17% or CKD 4 patients required dialysis and 45% had died before needing any dialysis.

Canadian study from 2008 suggested of ~4000 CKD stage 4 patients 7% died prior to dialysis and 24% required dialysis support

When to prepare? Who to prepare?

Certain characteristics to look out for: Albuminuria: More albuminuria is associated with

progression to dialysis Declining renal function Hard to control hypertension Progressive underlying disease CKD complications Age: Advancing age is associated with dying

prior to starting dialysis. US Veterans with CKD and mean eGFR 18 – 67% of 18-44 year old started dialysis and 22%

died – 17% of >85 year olds started dialysis and 41% died

From Eckhardt, K et al Kidney Int 2018;93:1281-1292

Can risk be quantified?

Kidney Failure Risk Equation https://kidneyfailurerisk.com/

Based on Thirty-one cohorts participating in the CKD Prognosis Consortium, including 721 357 participants with CKD stages 3 to 5 in more than 30 countries spanning 4 continents, were studied. These cohorts collected data from 1982 through 2014.

They developed 2 kidney failure risk equations:

- 4-variable utilizing age, sex, eGFR, and ACR

- 8-variable equation (4-variable + serum calcium, phosphate, bicarbonate, and albumin).

Kidney Failure Risk Equation

Kidney Failure Risk Equation https://kidneyfailurerisk.com/

Risk Factor Calculator

2018 Meta-analysis looking at need for kidney replacement therapy, cardiovascular disease events, and death included 28 cohorts of 185,024 individuals with CKD stage 4

Age and history of cardiovascular disease events were negatively correlated with need for dialysis, but positively related to future cardiovascular disease events and death

Current smoking was associated with death Lower GFR and higher albuminuria were associated with need for kidney

replacement therapy They generated a risk factor calculator for cardiovascular disease, death

and kidney replacement therapy https://kdigo.org/equation/

Risk Factor Calculator Scenario of a 60 year old

male with cardiovascular disease, non-smoker, systolic blood pressure 140, diabetes, and estimated GFR 25

Picture is from Eckhardt, K et al Kidney Int 2018;93:1281-1292

KRT= kidney replacement therapy

https://kdigo.org/equation/

CKD Education

Should focus on:health promotionshared decision makingdiscussion of treatment options

Should be iterative – estimated 5 encounters for a patient to understand the message of dialysis needs

Should include psychosocial aspects and coping –individualized and ongoing educational support

Can include education materials in video or written format, tours of dialysis units, meeting patients on dialysis or with transplant

CKD Education

From Saggi et al Nature Reviews 2012;66:1-9

Goal is to have patient making informed decisions and participation in their care

CKD Education

Progression of CKD patient options: Incenter hemodialysis

Home dialysis – peritoneal and hemodialysis

Transplant – earlier time to referral may allow for pre-emptive transplant

Conservative Care

Conservative Care 2011 UK study

844 patients studied over an18-year period

Conservative care patients (18%)were older and a greater proportion had high comorbidity.

In patients aged > 75 years when corrected for age, high comorbidity and diabetes, the survival advantage from RRT was ~ 4 months, which was not statistically significant. I

Increasing age, the presence of high comorbidity and the presence of diabetes were independent determinants of poorer survival in RRT patients

Chandna et al. NDT, 2011

Conservative Care

Planned treatment of advanced kidney disease without dialysis

Goals: optimize quality of life

treat symptoms of kidney failure prepare for the future and when appropriate

preserve residual renal function

Renal-Palliative subspecialty physicians

Home Dialysis

Patient perception of improved freedom, flexibility and well being

Anxiety and Fear about performing dialysis treatments, lack of ability to perform tasks, and isolation from medical staff

Chan et al Kidney International 2019;96:37-47

Preparing for Dialysis Access

Hemodialysis: AVF

– have a high likelihood of failing to mature

– may take 1-4 months to mature

– but once mature can last years

AVG – lower early failure rate than AVF

– Usable in 2- 3 weeks

– generally last about 2-3 years

Chronic venous catheters – may be used in selected populations

Preparing for Dialysis Access

Peritoneal dialysis:

Guidelines generally suggest placement 2 weeks prior to usage to allow for healing

Buried catheter technique can allow for more flexible timing

Possible to have urgent start as well

Initiation of Dialysis

IDEAL StudyRandomly assigned 828 patients >= 18 years of age with progressive chronic kidney disease and an eGFR 10-15

Initiation of dialysis when the estimated GFR was 10.0 to 14.0 ml per minute (early start) or when the estimated GFR was 5.0 to 7.0 ml per minute (late start). The primary outcome was death from any cause.

During a median follow-up period of 3.59 years, 152 of 404 patients in the early-start group (37.6%) and 155 of 424 in the late-start group (36.6%) died (hazard ratio with early initiation, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.83 to 1.30; P=0.75). There was no significant difference between the groups in the frequency of adverse events (cardiovascular events, infections, or complications of dialysis).

Cooper, BA NEJM 2010;363:609-619

Initiation of Dialysis

Should not be based on eGFR Often requires close follow up

Symptoms or signs of kidney failure Inability to control volume/Blood pressure with medications Deterioration of nutritional status

Older patients Slower level of decline in residual GFR Tend to die of other causes before needing dialysis

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