Why the study?
Is the rate of kidney function decline associated with a higher risk of hospitalizations in patients with Stage 3A CKD?
Is the rate of kidney function decline associated with a higher risk of hospitalizations in patients with Stage 3A CKD?
In patients with Stage 3A CKD, a faster decline in kidney function is linked to increased healthcare utilization including hospitalizations and longer stays.
May identify high-risk Stage 3A CKD patients for monitoring; extends observational data but leaves causality and interventions open.
The rate of kidney function decline is associated with a higher risk of hospitalizations, readmissions, and prolonged length of hospital stay.
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Xie et al. (2015) studied this question.
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