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Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) has been suggested to be the most frequent cause of bleeding events in the dialysis population . Despite this, there are scarce reports showing GIB incidence in large cohorts and the occurrence of specific GIB types is unknown. We used data on a nationally representative sample of dialysis patients treated at an integrated kidney care provider to characterize the incidence of GIB episodes by the type of bleed and location of diagnosis.

We used data from dialysis patients treated in the United States during 01-Jan-2018 to 31-Mar-2021. GIB episodes were identified from international classification of diseases (ICD) diagnosis codes recorded as a comorbid condition during dialysis care, or as the primary, secondary, or tertiary discharge reason for hospitalization. ICD clusters for GIB episodes/types were based on the …