Survival Duration after Dialysis Initiation

Deceased patients — SOT to EOT. Live query on ptdatacomplete.
Generated: 2026-09-21 23:14
Deceased analysed
363
Died < 3 months
15.2 %
55 patients
Died in year 1
39.7 %
144 patients
Mean survival (midpoint)
2.1 y
precise: 0.2 y
Median survival (precise)
19 mo
Lived > 2 years
41.6 %
Lived > 4 years
22 %
80 patients
Died within 2 years
58.4 %
Distribution of survival periods
Share of deaths
Cumulative % of deaths by end of each interval
Automatic analysis
Total deceased analysed: 363.
Suggested action: Midpoint-estimate mean survival: 2.1 years. Precise mean: 0.2 years. Median: 19 months.
15.2% of deaths (55 patients) occurred within 3 months of starting dialysis.
Suggested action: Audit every one: late referral, emergency start, catheter use at initiation, sepsis, hyperkalaemia, pulmonary oedema. Build a 'first 90 days' care bundle with weekly nurse-led review.
39.7% of deaths occurred in the first year — above the 20–25% international range.
Suggested action: Strengthen the transition-to-dialysis pathway.
Boundary note: your BETWEEN ranges overlap at the endpoints (6, 9, 12, 24, 36, 48 months).
Suggested action: Fine for monitoring; switch to half-open ranges (>= x AND < y) for registry submission.
Data table
Survival intervalDeaths%Cumulative %Distribution
< 3 months 55 15.2% 15.2%
3 - 6 months 39 10.7% 25.9%
6 - 9 months 27 7.4% 33.3%
9 - 12 months 23 6.3% 39.7%
1 - 2 years 68 18.7% 58.4%
2 - 3 years 46 12.7% 71.1%
3 - 4 years 25 6.9% 78%
> 4 years 80 22% 100%
Total 363 100% 100%