an increasing trendP < 0.0001
Facility-Based Hemodialysis Initiations We observed an increasing trend in the rate of initiations receiving facility-based hemodialysis before the pandemic (incidence rate ratio [IRR], 1.0027; 95% CI, 1.0016 to 1.0038; P < 0.0001), meaning that each month the number of new patients starting facility-based hemodialysis increased by about 0.27%.