Anaemia is a common consequence of chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, the risk
factors for its development and its impact on outcomes have not been well synthesised …

Aim Inconsistent investigations of the risk factors for all-cause mortality in patients
undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) were reported. The present meta-analysis aimed to …

Background Results concerning the association between peritoneal dialysis-related
peritonitis and mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients are inconclusive, with one potential …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients require dialysis to manage the progressive
complications of uraemia. Yet, many physicians and patients do not recognize that dialysis …

Background. The number of patients receiving dialysis treatment is sustainably increasing,
especially peritoneal dialysis. Objectives. It is necessary to find out potential factors that may …

The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a novel predictive biomarker that reflects
systemic inflammatory status and is routinely measured in blood tests. Owing to its ease of …

Introduction: Cognitive impairment (CI) is common in patients with CKD or diabetes mellitus
(DM). However, the relevance between DM and CI in diabetic patients undergoing …

Background The association between serum uric acid (SUA) and all-cause and
cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is controversial …

Background Relationship between serum phosphorus time in range and mortality risk in
peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients remains uncertain. We aimed to evaluate the association …

BACKGROUND The risk of early mortality of patients who start dialysis urgently is high;
however, in patients with diabetes undergoing urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (USPD), the …