The Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) at Dialysis Initiation and Mortality in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) in East Asian Populations: A Meta-analysis

Autor: Xiang-Zhen Zeng, Jun Ai, Xin Lin
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Internal Medicine
ISSN: 1349-7235
Popis: Objective The impact of dialysis initiation on survival is still somewhat controversial. Given that race or ethnicity has been observed to be a predictor of mortality and the rate of progression of chronic kidney disease, we conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the effect of early vs. late dialysis initiation on mortality in East Asian populations. Methods All eligible cohort studies of target were selected from the MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE, The Cochrane Library and the Clinical Trials Registry databases from inception to October 2014. The data were extracted with all-cause mortality rates as the primary outcome, and pooled adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. Results Ten studies examined the association between early vs. late dialysis initiation and mortality. Compared to late dialysis initiation, patients who received early dialysis initiation had a higher overall mortality risk (adjusted HR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.0-1.85; p
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