Glycemic Control and Extended Hemodialysis Survival in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus | Zendy

Mark E. Williams | Zendy; Eduardo Lacson | Zendy; Weiling Wang | Zendy; J. Michael Lazarus | Zendy; Raymond M. Hakim | Zendy

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Glycemic Control and Extended Hemodialysis Survival in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

Author(s) -

Mark E. Williams,

Eduardo Lacson,

Weiling Wang,

J. Michael Lazarus,

Raymond M. Hakim

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

clinical journal of the american society of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1555-905X

pISSN - 1555-9041

DOI - 10.2215/cjn.09301209

Subject(s) - medicine , glycemic , diabetes mellitus , hemodialysis , observational study , population , proportional hazards model , post hoc analysis , type 2 diabetes , type 2 diabetes mellitus , intensive care medicine , insulin , endocrinology , environmental health

The benefits and risks of aggressive glycemic control in diabetes mellitus complicated by end-stage kidney failure remain uncertain but have importance because of the large patient population with inferior overall prognosis. Recent large observational studies with differing methodologies reached somewhat contrasting conclusions regarding the association of hemoglobin A1c with survival in diabetic chronic hemodialysis patients.

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