Serum growth differentiation factor-15 analysis as a malnutrition marker in hemodialysis patients

Didem Turgut Deniz Ilhan Topcu Cemile Cansu Alperen Esra Baskın

Published in: Turkish journal of medical sciences (2021)

In HD patients, the GDF-15 level is increased in worse nutritional status. Beyond the MIS, age, GDF-15 and CRP would be used together to estimate the worse clinical outcome in these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors