Blood urea nitrogen is independently associated with renal outcomes in Japanese patients with stage 3–5 chronic kidney disease: a prospective observational study

Blood urea nitrogen is independently associated with renal outcomes in Japanese patients with stage 3–5 chronic kidney disease: a prospective observational study

Abstract Background Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is one of the substances that affects the calculated serum osmolality (cSosm). A previous study demonstrated that BUN and cSosm were independently associated with the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in patients with preserved kidney function....

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Main Authors: Makiko Seki, Masaru Nakayama, Teppei Sakoh, Ryota Yoshitomi, Akiko Fukui, Eisuke Katafuchi, Susumu Tsuda, Toshiaki Nakano, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Takanari Kitazono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
Blood urea nitrogen
Renal outcome
Chronic kidney disease
Serum osmolality
Uremic toxicity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1306-1

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