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Likelihood of initiating ESRD treatment after acute kidney injury (AKI). The likelihood of initiating treatment for ESRD after surviving AKI was estimated from a 5% random sample of Medicare beneficiary claims from CMS and USRDS. A cohort of 233,803 patients hospitalized in 2000 with a discharge diagnosis of AKI was included in the study; ESRD information was obtained from the ESRD registration during the 2-yr follow-up (data from 11).
