Are pre-existing markers of chronic kidney disease associated with short-term mortality following acute community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis? A cohort study among older people with diabetes using electronic health records

BACKGROUND: We aimed to examine whether pre-existing impaired estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and proteinuria were associated with mortality following community-acquired pneumonia or sepsis among people aged ≥65 years with diabetes mellitus, without end-stage renal disease. METHODS: Pati...

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Autores principales: McDonald, Helen I., Nitsch, Dorothea, Millett, Elizabeth R. C., Sinclair, Alan, Thomas, Sara L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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CLINICAL SCIENCE
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4438741/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25605811
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndt/gfu401

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