Charlson comorbidity score is a strong predictor of mortality in hemodialysis patients

C-reactive protein is a strong predictor of mortality in hemodialysis patients.

BACKGROUND To establish the baseline cutoff value of C-reactive protein (CRP) that would predict increased overall and cardiovascular mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). METHODS A cohort of 270 prevalent hemodialysis patients treated at Rijeka University Hospital was eligible for the study. Monthly CRP measurements were performed for three consecutive months. Only the p...

Interleukin 6 Strongly Correlates with Malnutrition Inflammation Score and it is Strong Predictor for Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients

Thiagarajan Thandavan1*, Georgi Abraham2, Soundararajan P3 and Chandrasekaran V4 1SRM Medical College Hospital & Research Centre, India 2Medicine and Nephrology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Science, India 3Department of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, India 4Nephrology and Renal Transplant Physician Kidney Institute, Global Hosp...

Progression in comorbidity before hemodialysis initiation is a valuable predictor of survival in incident patients.

BACKGROUND Most studies investigate the association between the baseline Romano-Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) and survival on hemodialysis (HD). Few consider the effect of progression in the CCI score (CCIp) on patient survival before HD initiation. That is CCIp = CCI-1 - CCI-3, where CCI(-1) is the CCI score in the first year before HD initiation, and CCI-3 is the CCI score in the third yea...

Recalibration and Validation of the Charlson Comorbidity Index in Korean Incident Hemodialysis Patients

BACKGROUND Weights assigned to comorbidities to predict mortality may vary based on the type of index disease and advances in the management of comorbidities. We aimed to develop a modified Charlson comorbidity index (CCI) in incident hemodialysis patients (mCCI-IHD), thereby improving risk stratification for mortality. METHODS Data on 24,738 Koreans who received their first hemodialysis trea...

Charlson Comorbidity Index