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ABSTRACT: Background
Previous studies have shown that hyponatremia is associated with greater mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, there have been few reports regarding the importance of the change in serum sodium (SNa) concentration (?SNa) during dialysis sessions. To investigate the relationships of pre-dialysis hyponatremia and ?SNa during a dialysis session with mortality, we analyzed data from a national registry of Japanese patients with end-stage kidney disease.Methods
We identified 178,114 patients in the database who were undergoing HD 3 times weekly. The study outcome was 2-year all-cause mortality, and the baseline SNa concentrations were categorized into quintiles. We evaluated the relationships of SNa concentration and ?SNa with mortality using Cox proportional hazards models.Results
During a 2-year follow-up period, 25,928 patients died. Each 1-mEq/l reduction in pre-HD SNa concentration was associated with a cumulatively greater risk of all-cause mortality (hazard ratio [HR], 1.05; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-1.06). In contrast, a larger ?SNa was associated with higher all-cause mortality (HR for a 1-mEq/l increase in ?SNa, 1.02; 95% CI 1.01-1.02). The combination of low pre-HD SNa concentration and large ?SNa was also associated with higher mortality (HR 1.09; 95% CI 1.05-1.13). Participants with the lowest SNa concentration (?136 mEq/L) and the highest ?SNa (>4 mEq/L) showed higher mortality than those with an intermediate pre-HD SNa concentration (137-140 mEq/L) and the lowest ?SNa (?2 mEq/L).Conclusions
Lower pre-HD SNa concentration and higher ?SNa are associated with a greater risk of mortality in patients undergoing HD.
SUBMITTER: Fujisaki K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7879213 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fujisaki Kiichiro K Joki Nobuhiko N Tanaka Shigeru S Kanda Eiichiro E Hamano Takayuki T Masakane Ikuto I Tsuruya Kazuhiko K
Kidney international reports 20201229 2
<h4>Background</h4>Previous studies have shown that hyponatremia is associated with greater mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, there have been few reports regarding the importance of the change in serum sodium (SNa) concentration (ΔSNa) during dialysis sessions. To investigate the relationships of pre-dialysis hyponatremia and ΔSNa during a dialysis session with mortality, we analyzed data from a national registry of Japanese patients with end-stage kidney disease.<h4>Methods</h4> ...[more]