Effect of nutritional status at dialysis intiation on patient survival

• Main Authors: Kunihiro Yamagata (Author), Shigeru Nakai (Author), Ikuto Masakane (Author), Norio Hanafusa (Author), Kunitoshi Iseki (Author), Yoshiharu Tsubakihara (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Better nutritional status and early initiation of dialysis had been considered one of the most important methods for better prognosis of dialysis patients. In this study, we analyzed the effects of nutritional status, renal function at the start of renal replacement therapy (RRT), and co morbidity o...