Abstract:Background: Pneumonia is common in hemodialysis (HD) patients and has a poor prognosis, but there is little information on an accurate method for evaluating the severity of pneumonia, which is closely associated with prognosis, in HD patients. This study examined a method for evaluating the severity of pneumonia that was closely associated with 30-day mortality in HD patients. Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of 64 HD patients. We determined the relationship between the severity of pneumon… Show more
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