A Comorbidity Index for Mortality Prediction in Chinese Patients with ESRD Receiving Hemodialysis

[摘要] Background and objectives Chinese patients with ESRD have different comorbidity patterns than white patients with ESRD and require a validated comorbidity index. The objective of this study was to develop a new index for mortality prediction in 2006–2009 Taiwanese incident hemodialysis patients.

[学科分类] 泌尿医学

[关键词] Bone marrow necrosis;Sickle cell disease;Hyperhemolysis syndrome