Longer treatment time and slower ultrafiltration in hemodialysis: Associations with reduced mortality in the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study [1]

Kidney International

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1877-

  Okamoto, K ^a   Kobayashi, S ^b   Noiri, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b SHONAN KAMAKURA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HEART FUNCTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TREATMENT DURATION; ULTRAFILTRATION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; HUMANS; JAPAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 33750594387     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001812     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Saran R, Bragg-Gresham JL, Port FK et al. Longer treatment time and slower ultrafiltration in hemodialysis: associations with reduced mortality in the DOPPS. Kidney Int 2006; 69: 1222-1228.
2. Port FK, Hulbert-Shearon TE, Young EW et al. Predialysis blood pressure and mortality risk in a national sample of maintenance hemodialysis patients. Am J Kidney Dis 1999; 33: 507-517.