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ArticleScientific reports2016

Parathyroidectomy Associates with Reduced Mortality in Taiwanese Dialysis Patients with Hyperparathyroidism: Evidence for the Controversy of Current Guidelines.

Li-Chun Ho, Shih-Yuan Hung, Hsi-Hao Wang, Te-Hui Kuo, Yu-Tzu Chang, Chin-Chung Tseng, Jia-Ling Wu, Chung-Yi Li, Jung-Der Wang, Yau-Sheng Tsai and 2 more

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12 authors.

Li-Chun HoGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan.
Shih-Yuan HungDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung.
Hsi-Hao WangDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University, Kaohsiung.
Te-Hui KuoDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan.
Yu-Tzu ChangGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan.
Chin-Chung TsengDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan.
Jia-Ling WuDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan.
Chung-Yi LiDepartment of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine, Tainan.
Jung-Der WangDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan.
Yau-Sheng TsaiGraduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan.
Junne-Ming SungDepartment of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Medical College and Hospital, Tainan.
Tainan RENal Disease Study (TRENDS) group

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Abstract

Parathyroidectomy is recommended by the clinical guidelines for dialysis patients with unremitting secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). However, the survival advantage of parathyroidectomy is debated because of the selection bias in previous studies. To minimize potential bias in the present nationwide cohort study, we enrolled only dialysis patients who had undergone radionuclide parathyroid scanning to ensure all patients had severe SHPT. The parathyroidectomized patients were matched with the controls based on propensity score for parathyroidectomy. Mortality hazard was estimated using multivariate Cox proportional hazard models adjusting for comorbidities before scanning (model 1) or over the whole study period (model 2). Our results showed that among the 2786 enrolled patients, 1707 underwent parathyroidectomy, and the other 1079 were controls. The crude mortality rates were lower in the parathyroidectomized patients than in the controls. In adjusted analyses for the population matched on propensity score, parathyroidectomy was associated with a significant 20% to 25% lower risk for all-cause mortality (model 1: hazard ratio 0.76, 95% confidence interval 0.61 to 0.94; model 2: hazard ratio 0.80, 95% confidence internal 0.64 to 0.98). We concluded that parathyroidectomy was associated with a reduced long-term mortality risk in dialysis patients with severe SHPT.

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ParathyroidectomyRenal DialysisAdultAgedCase-Control StudiesComorbidityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHyperparathyroidism, SecondaryMaleMiddle AgedMortalityPractice Guidelines as TopicProportional Hazards ModelsTaiwan

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