The association between serum chloride levels and chronic kidney disease progression: a cohort study.

Minesh KhatriJoshua ZitovskyDale LeeKamal NayyarMelissa FazzariCandace Grant

Published in: BMC nephrology (2020)

In CKD patients, higher serum chloride associated with a modestly steeper rate of eGFR decline, and may be a useful biomarker to predict CKD progression. Further studies are needed to determine causality.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
small cell lung cancer
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
epidermal growth factor receptor
tyrosine kinase
prognostic factors
adverse drug
case control