Prognosis of dementia patients requiring hemodialysis in a psychiatric/dementia treatment ward

Key Points

• This research aims to evaluate the prognosis of dementia patients who require hemodialysis in a treatment ward setting.
• Conducted a six-year retrospective study on 69 dementia patients requiring maintenance hemodialysis.
• Analyzed patient demographics and in-hospital mortality rates.
• Examined the correlation between albumin levels and length of hospital stay.
• 73% of patients experienced in-hospital mortality during the study period.
• Mortality was significantly higher in males with an average hospital stay of 7.1 months.
• Patients with albumin levels ≤3.0 g/dL had a significantly shorter average stay of 4.9 months before death.