A Comparison of Sevelamer and Calcium-Based Phosphate Binders on Mortality, Hospitalization, and Morbidity in Hemodialysis: A Secondary Analysis of the Dialysis Clinical Outcomes Revisited (DCOR) Randomized Trial Using Claims Data

In this secondary analysis, treatment with sevelamer versus calcium-based binders did not affect overall mortality (primary outcome), cause-specific mortality, morbidity, or first or cause-specific hospitalization (secondary outcomes), but there was evidence for a beneficial effect on multiple all-cause hospitalizations and hospital days (secondary outcomes).