Association of baseline, longitudinal serum high-sensitive C-reactive protein and its change with mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients

Abstract Background The prognostic values of baseline, longitudinal high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and its change over time on mortality in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) remain uncertain. Methods We retrospectively studied 1228 consecutive CAPD pa...

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Main Authors: Wei Li, Liping Xiong, Li Fan, Yating Wang, Xuan Peng, Rong Rong, Yagui Qiu, Jiani Shen, Jianxiong Lin, Xueqing Yu, Haiping Mao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-017-0624-4