Upper gastrointestinal bleeding as a risk factor for dialysis and all-cause mortality: a cohort study of chronic kidney disease patients in Taiwan.

Chih-Chia LiangChe-Yi ChouChiz-Tzung ChangI-Kuan WangChiu-Ching Huang

Published in: BMJ open (2016)

UGIB is associated with increased risk of chronic dialysis and all-cause mortality in patients with CKD-ND stages 3-5. This association is independent of age, gender, basal renal function, haemoglobin, albumin and urine protein levels.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
newly diagnosed
mental health
prognostic factors
small molecule
binding protein