Urine osmolarity and risk of dialysis initiation in a chronic kidney disease cohort--a possible titration target?

Increasing evidence is linking fluid intake, vasopressin suppression and osmotic control with chronic kidney disease progression. Interestingly, the association between urine volume, urine osmolarity and risk of dialysis initiation has not been studied in chronic kidney disease patients before.To st...

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Main Authors: Max Plischke, Maria Kohl, Lise Bankir, Sascha Shayganfar, Ammon Handisurya, Georg Heinze, Martin Haas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3968127?pdf=render