Low serum total CO2 and its association with mortality in patients being followed up in the nephrology outpatients clinic

Abstract Large-scale studies have not been conducted to assess whether serum hypobicarbonatemia increases the risk for kidney function deterioration and mortality among East-Asians. We aimed to determine the association between serum total CO2 (TCO2) concentrations measured at the first outpatient v...

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Main Authors: Kyung Don Yoo, Jung Nam An, Yong Chul Kim, Jeonghwan Lee, Kwon-Wook Joo, Yun Kyu Oh, Yon Su Kim, Chun Soo Lim, Sohee Oh, Jung Pyo Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81332-2