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ArticleToxins2020

A Novel Uremic Score Reflecting Accumulation of Specific Uremic Toxins More Precisely Predicts One-Year Mortality after Hemodialysis Commencement: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Yohei Arai, Shingo Shioji, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Daisuke Katagiri, Fumihiko Hinoshita

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Article in Toxins, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yohei AraiDepartment of Nephrology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan.
Shingo ShiojiDepartment of Nephrology, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Kanagawa 238-8558, Japan.
Hiroyuki TanakaDepartment of Nephrology, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Kanagawa 238-8558, Japan.
Daisuke KatagiriDepartment of Nephrology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan.
Fumihiko HinoshitaDepartment of Nephrology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, Japan.
National Center for Global Health and Medicine · JPYokosuka Kyosai Hospital · JPTokyo Medical and Dental University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uremic toxins (UTs) generally accumulate in patients developing end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Although some kinds of UTs cause early death after starting hemodialysis (HD), it remains unknown whether the degree of excessive accumulation of various UTs is associated with worsening of prognosis. We retrospectively conducted this cohort study consisting of adult patients developing ESRD who initiated HD at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine from 2010 to 2019. We created a new uremic score, which was defined as the aggregate score of the following variables reflecting uremic state: elevated blood urea nitrogen, β2-microglobulin, and anion gap before starting HD. The primary outcome was early mortality within 1-year after HD commencement. The hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for a one-point increase in uremic score was calculated with Cox proportional hazard models adjusted by baseline conditions. We included 230 participants, 16 of whom experienced the primary outcome of early mortality after HD commencement. Uremic score was significantly associated with the primary outcome (crude HR: 1.91, 95% CI 1.16-3.14; adjusted HR: 4.19, 95% CI 1.79-9.78). Our novel uremic score, reflecting accumulation of specific UTs, more precisely predicts early mortality after HD commencement.

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Acid-Base EquilibriumAgedAged, 80 and overbeta 2-MicroglobulinBiomarkersBlood Urea NitrogenFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedPredictive Value of TestsRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsB2M protein, humanbeta 2-MicroglobulinBiomarkersToxins, Biologicalend stage renal diseasehemodialysismortalityuremic toxins

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PMID33019590
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