The present study plans to delineate the clinical, biochemical, sociological and psychological factors. involved in dialysis preparation, and their impact on dialysis initiation (DI), modality choice and prognosis. In particular the following questions are to be answered. 1. What factors influence unplanned DI? 2. What factors influence choice of dialysis modality? 3. What factors influence choice of dialysis access? 4. Why do physicians start dialysis? 5. What factors in the predialytic period and its immediate aftermath (the "peridialytic" period) influence prognosis?
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Proportion of patients who start planned dialysis initiation as defined by the protocol
Timeframe: 1 year