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SUBMITTER: Kim H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5804063 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Hyoungnae H Kim Hyunwook H Lee Misol M Cha Min-Uk MU Nam Ki Heon KH An Seong Yeong SY Jung Su-Young SY Jhee Jong Hyun JH Park Seohyun S Yun Hae-Ryong HR Kee Youn Kyung YK Oh Hyung Jung HJ Park Jung Tak JT Chang Tae Ik TI Yoo Tae-Hyun TH Kang Shin-Wook SW Han Seung Hyeok SH
BMC nephrology 20180207 1
<h4>Background</h4>Association between high body mass index (BMI) and survival benefit is confounded by comorbid conditions such as nutritional status and inflammation. Patients with acute kidney injury (AKI), particularly those receiving continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), are highly catabolic and more susceptible to loss of energy. Herein, we evaluated whether disease severity can modify the relationship between BMI and mortality.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted an observational study in ...[more]