End-stage kidney disease describes the severe gross and histologic changes in kidneys collected from animals in the final stages of CKD. Grossly, the kidneys typically are pale, shrunken, and firm, and they may have an irregular surface and an adherent capsule. Histologically, severe glome...
3, Prakrati Acharya 4, Michael A. Mao 5, Iasmina M. Craici 1and Wisit Cheungpasitporn 1,* 1 Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA 2 Division of Nephrology, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand ...
The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation. 2.5. Outcomes The primary outcome was all-cause mortality. Deaths were identified by reviewing hospital records on the National Health Insurance Service database. Patients ...
3. Results 3.1. Baseline Period The whole cohort was originally composed by 2813 patients referred to 46 outpatient CKD clinics in Italy. According to exclusion criteria, we studied 2443 patients (Figure 1). As compared with included patients, those excluded because of missed visit 2 were older...
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