Preexisting comorbidities are associated with the mortality rate as well as the predialysis adverse events in incident dialysis patients

Preexisting comorbidities are associated with the mortality rate as well as the predialysis adverse events in incident dialysis patients

Background Optimal estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) to start maintenance dialysis is controversial. Observational studies have reported that initiation of dialysis at high eGFRs is associated with worse postdialysis survival. Methods We retrospectively investigated 1,038 incident dialysis...

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Main Authors: Min-Jeong Lee, Inwhee Park, Heungsoo Kim, Gyu-Tae Shin, Jong Cheol Jeong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2021-09-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Subjects:
comorbidity
dialysis
glomerular filtration rate
mortality
Online Access:http://www.krcp-ksn.org/upload/pdf/j-krcp-20-231.pdf

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