The relationship between the prognostic nutritional index and new-onset pneumonia in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Sijia ShangYajuan HuangXiaojiang ZhanFenfen PengXiaoyang WangYueqiang WenXiaoran FengQian ZhouLi-Wen TangHaibo LongYuanyuan YangQinqin WangXingyu ChenXingming TangNing Su

Published in: International urology and nephrology (2022)

Low PNI levels were independently associated with the first occurrence of pneumonia in PD patients. PNI was an independent predictor of new-onset pneumonia in PD patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
risk assessment
patient reported outcomes
community acquired pneumonia