Changes in pre-haemodialysis serum creatinine levels over 2 years and long-term survival in maintenance haemodialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pre-haemodialysis (HD) serum creatinine levels are reliable and inexpensive markers of muscle mass and important predictors of survival in patients with stable chronic HD. We aimed to assess whether changes in pre-HD serum creatinine levels during a 2-year period are linked to long-term patient survival.

Methods

We retrospectively analysed patients enrolled in a periodic HD quality assessment program. Of the 21 846 participants in the fourth HD quality assessment program, 13 765 were presented in the fifth, of which 10 299 eligible patients were included in this study. We assessed the change in serum creatinine levels over 2 years. The patients were categorized into the following three groups: stable group (patients with change in serum creatinine < 1 mg/dL during

SUBMITTER: Kang SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11294042 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature