Relationship between mortality and Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) at the time of dialysis initiation: a prospective multicenter cohort study

Relationship between mortality and Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) at the time of dialysis initiation: a prospective multicenter cohort study

Abstract Background The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) is a nutritional screening method primarily developed for elderly people; it is also reported to be useful for predicting mortality in patients on maintenance dialysis. However, it is unclear whether it is useful at the time of dialysis...

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Main Authors: Akihito Tanaka, Daijo Inaguma, Hibiki Shinjo, Minako Murata, Asami Takeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
Subjects:
GNRI
Dialysis
Infection
Mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-017-0108-9

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