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Previously-initiated hemodialysis as prognostic factor for in-hospital mortality in pneumonia patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease: Retrospective database study of Japanese hospitals

BACKGROUND: Some clinicians keep patients in stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) without hemodialysis for a while. This study investigated whether previously-initiated hemodialysis in stage 5 CKD patients may become a prognostic factor for in-hospital mortality due to pneumonia. METHODS: Patient da...

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Autores principales: Takada, Daisuke, Kunisawa, Susumu, Fushimi, Kiyohide, Imanaka, Yuichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6394945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30818331
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213105