Extreme hyperuricemia is a risk factor for infection-related deaths in incident dialysis patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study

Extreme hyperuricemia is a risk factor for infection-related deaths in incident dialysis patients: a multicenter prospective cohort study

Introduction There are few studies on the association between serum uric acid (UA) level and mortality in incident dialysis patients. We aimed to clarify whether the serum UA level at dialysis initiation is associated with mortality during maintenance dialysis. Methods We enrolled 1486 incident dial...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Yoshida, Daijo Inaguma, Eri Koshi-Ito, Soshiro Ogata, Akimitsu Kitagawa, Kazuo Takahashi, Shigehisa Koide, Hiroki Hayashi, Midori Hasegawa, Yukio Yuzawa, Naotake Tsuboi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Renal Failure
Subjects:
hyperuricemia
dialysis
infection
mortality
dialysis initiation
cohort
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0886022X.2020.1788582

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