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ArticleCureus2021

Is White Blood Cell Count Associated With Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients?: A Retrospective Single-Center Analysis.

Koray Uludag, Tamer Arikan

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Article in Cureus, 2021. 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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3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Koray UludagDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Division, Health Sciences University, Kayseri Medical Faculty, Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, TUR.
Tamer ArikanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Division, Health Sciences University, Kayseri Medical Faculty, Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, TUR.
Kayseri Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective White blood cell (WBC) count was used as a predictor in researches since it is a prognostic indicator and a substantial predictor of the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). There have been very few reports looking at the association between WBC count and overall mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. We intended to explore if the baseline total leukocyte count is linked to all-cause mortality, considering the association for linearity in PD patients. Material and methods The study comprised 204 incident PD patients who began treatment at the Nephrology Department of Health Sciences University, Kayseri Medical Faculty, Kayseri City Hospital between January 2009 and December 2017. The research period ended in January 2018. The link between baseline WBC count and all-cause mortality was studied using Cox proportional hazards models. Results The average age of the patients was 46.75 (8.49) years, and 48.5% were male. Diabetes and hypertension were prevalent in 59.8% and 76% of the population, respectively. The average WBC count was 9.37 (2.70) × 10

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mortalityperitoneal dialysisprognosissurvival modelwhite blood cell

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PMID34934591
PMCPMC8684357
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