Risk of acute kidney injury and survival in patients treated with Metformin: an observational cohort study
Abstract Background Whether metformin precipitates lactic acidosis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains under debate. We examined whether metformin use was associated with an increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) as a proxy for lactic acidosis and whether survival among those...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-05-01
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Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0579-5 |