Body mass index is inversely associated with mortality in patients with acute kidney injury undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy

• Egile Nagusiak: Hyoungnae Kim (Egilea), Joohwan Kim (Egilea), Changhwan Seo (Egilea), Misol Lee (Egilea), Min-Uk Cha (Egilea), Su-Young Jung (Egilea), Jong Hyun Jhee (Egilea), Seohyun Park (Egilea), Hae-Ryong Yun (Egilea), Youn Kyung Kee (Egilea), Chang-Yun Yoon (Egilea), Hyung Jung Oh (Egilea), Jung Tak Park (Egilea), Tae Ik Chang (Egilea), Tae-Hyun Yoo (Egilea), Shin-Wook Kang (Egilea), Seung Hyeok Han (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Many epidemiologic studies have reported on the controversial concept of the obesity paradox. The presence of acute kidney injury (AKI) can accelerate energy-consuming processes, particularly in patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). Thus, we aimed to investigate...