Why the study?
Does the specific cause of kidney disease affect the prognosis of ESRD and death in patients with CKD?
Does the specific cause of kidney disease affect the prognosis of ESRD and death in patients with CKD?
The underlying cause of kidney disease provides substantial prognostic information regarding the competing risks of ESRD and mortality in patients with CKD.
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Supports etiology-informed competing-risk counseling in CKD; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Haynes et al. (2014) studied this question.
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