Unfavorable effects of history of volume overload and late referral to a nephrologist on mortality in patients initiating dialysis: a multicenter prospective cohort study in Japan

Abstract Background Patients with late referral and positive history of volume overload may have a poor prognosis after initiating dialysis due to insufficient and/or inadequate management of complications of renal failure and the lack of better dialysis preparation. Little is known about the influe...

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Main Authors: Masaki Okazaki, Daijo Inaguma, Takahiro Imaizumi, Akiko Kada, Takaaki Yaomura, Naotake Tsuboi, Shoichi Maruyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-0859-8