Open AccessPrediction of mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Panupong Hansrivijit,
Yi-Ju Chen,
Kriti Lnu,
Angkawipa Trongtorsak,
Max Puthenpura,
Charat Thongprayoon,
Tarun Bathini,
Michael A Mao,
Wisit Cheungpasitporn
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-6124
DOI - 10.5527/wjn.v10.i4.59
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , receiver operating characteristic , dialysis , peritoneal dialysis , confidence interval , hemodialysis , cochrane library , area under the curve , intensive care medicine
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common medical condition that is increasing in prevalence. Existing published evidence has revealed through regression analyses that several clinical characteristics are associated with mortality in CKD patients. However, the predictive accuracies of these risk factors for mortality have not been clearly demonstrated.