Conservative therapy is associated with worse clinical features and biochemical derangements than renal replacement therapy: a retrospective study in Kumasi, Ghana
Abstract Background The incidence of end stage kidney disease (ESKD) is increasing in Ghana as with the rest of the world. This study compared the sociodemographic, diagnostic characteristics (clinical, biochemical and imaging) and clinical outcomes of ESKD patients who chose either renal replacemen...
Main Authors: | Perditer Okyere, Isaac Okyere, Grace Essuman, Joseph Attakora, Dorcas Serwaa, Irene Esi Donkoh, Richard K.D. Ephraim |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2022-10-01
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Series: | BMC Nephrology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-022-02951-z |
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