Establishing a clinical phenotype for cachexia in end stage kidney disease – study protocol

Establishing a clinical phenotype for cachexia in end stage kidney disease – study protocol

Abstract Background Surveys using traditional measures of nutritional status indicate that muscle wasting is common among persons with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Up to 75% of adults undergoing maintenance dialysis show some evidence of muscle wasting. ESKD is associated with an increase in inf...

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Main Authors: Joanne Reid, Helen R. Noble, Gary Adamson, Andrew Davenport, Ken Farrington, Denis Fouque, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, John Mallett, C. McKeaveney, S. Porter, David S. Seres, Joanne Shields, Adrian Slee, Miles D. Witham, Alexander P. Maxwell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
Subjects:
End-stage kidney disease
Cachexia
Phenotype
Definition
Longitudinal
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0819-3

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