P1455PRIORITIZATION BY MEDICAL DIRECTORS OF NUTRITIONAL PROTEIN VERSUS DIETARY PHOSPHORUS CONTROL IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS: ASSOCIATION WITH MORTALITY IN THE DIALYSIS OUTCOMES AND PRACTICE PATTERNS STUDY (DOPPS)

Background and Aims Patients undergoing dialysis for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) have poorer nutritional status than the general population, and worse nutritional status is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Hyperphosphatemia is common in dialysis patients owing to abnormal mineral and bone metabolism. Nephrologists manage hyperphosphatemia by prescribing phosphate binders and/or recommending restriction of dietary protein intake; the...