Mortality from infections and malignancies in patients treated with renal replacement therapy: data from the ERA-EDTA registry | Zendy

J. L. Vogelzang | Zendy; Karlijn J. van Stralen | Zendy; Marlies Noordzij | Zendy; J. A. Diez | Zendy; Juan Jesús Carrero | Zendy; Cécile Couchoud | Zendy; Friedo W. Dekker | Zendy; Patrik Finne | Zendy; Denis Fouque | Zendy; James Heaf | Zendy; Andries J. Hoitsma | Zendy; T. Leivestad | Zendy; Johan De Meester | Zendy; Wendy Metcalfe | Zendy; Runólfur Pálsson | Zendy; Maurizio Postorino | Zendy; Pietro Ravani | Zendy; Raymond Vanholder | Zendy; Manfred Wallner | Zendy; C. Wanner | Zendy; Jaap W. Groothoff | Zendy; Kitty J. Jager | Zendy

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Mortality from infections and malignancies in patients treated with renal replacement therapy: data from the ERA-EDTA registry

Author(s) -

J. L. Vogelzang,

Karlijn J. van Stralen,

Marlies Noordzij,

J. A. Diez,

Juan Jesús Carrero,

Cécile Couchoud,

Friedo W. Dekker,

Patrik Finne,

Denis Fouque,

James Heaf,

Andries J. Hoitsma,

T. Leivestad,

Johan De Meester,

Wendy Metcalfe,

Runólfur Pálsson,

Maurizio Postorino,

Pietro Ravani,

Raymond Vanholder,

Manfred Wallner,

C. Wanner,

Jaap W. Groothoff,

Kitty J. Jager

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

nephrology dialysis transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654

H-Index - 168

eISSN - 1460-2385

pISSN - 0931-0509

DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfv007

Subject(s) - medicine , renal replacement therapy , dialysis , population , mortality rate , kidney disease , malignancy , hemodialysis , proportional hazards model , cause of death , end stage renal disease , disease , environmental health

Infections and malignancies are the most common non-cardiovascular causes of death in patients on chronic renal replacement therapy (RRT). Here, we aimed to quantify the mortality risk attributed to infections and malignancies in dialysis patients and kidney transplant recipients when compared with the general population by age group and sex.

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