Clinical and experimental nephrology
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Clin. Exp. Nephrol. · Feb 2017
Combination of low body mass index and serum albumin level is associated with chronic kidney disease progression: the chronic kidney disease-research of outcomes in treatment and epidemiology (CKD-ROUTE) study.
The relationship between protein-energy wasting and chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression is unknown. In the present prospective cohort study, we evaluated the hypothesis that a combination of low body mass index (BMI) and serum albumin level is associated with rapid CKD progression. ⋯ This study suggests that combined effects of low BMI (<23.5 kg/m2) and serum albumin level (<4 g/dL) are associated with CKD progression.
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Clin. Exp. Nephrol. · Feb 2017
Incidence of acute kidney injury among patients with chronic kidney disease: a single-center retrospective database analysis.
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious complication among hospitalized individuals and is closely associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD). ⋯ CKD was a risk factor for AKI, and the incidence of AKI was positively associated with pre-existing reduced kidney function (CKD stage). We also found that the prevalence of AKI at early-stage CKD among outpatients was higher than expected. We suggest that outpatients should be monitored for AKI, given its unexpected incidence in that population.