scholarly journals Does a Supplemental Low-Protein Diet Decrease Mortality and Adverse Events After Commencing Dialysis? A Nationwide Cohort Study

Nutrients ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chieh-Li Yen ◽  
Kun-Hua Tu ◽  
Ming-Shyan Lin ◽  
Su-Wei Chang ◽  
Pei-Chun Fan ◽  
...  

Background: A beneficial effect of a ketoanalogue-supplemented low-protein diet (sLPD) in postponing dialysis has been demonstrated in numerous previous studies. However, evidence regarding its effect on long-term survival is limited. Our study assessed the long-term outcomes of patients on an sLPD after commencing dialysis. Methods: This retrospective study examined patients with new-onset end-stage renal disease with permanent dialysis between 2001 and 2013, extracted from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database. Patients who received more than 3 months of sLPD treatment in the year preceding the start of dialysis were extracted. The outcomes studied were all-cause mortality, infection rate, and major cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs). Results: After propensity score matching, the sLPD group (n = 2607) showed a lower risk of all-cause mortality (23.1% vs. 27.6%, hazard ratio (HR) 0.77, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.70–0.84), MACCEs (19.2% vs. 21.5%, HR 0.86, 95% CI 0.78–0.94), and infection-related death (9.9% vs. 12.5%, HR 0.76, 95% CI 0.67–0.87) than the non-sLPD group did. Conclusion: We found that sLPD treatment might be safe without long-term negative consequences after dialysis treatment.

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 2708
Author(s):  
Yi-Chun Wang ◽  
Shu-Hui Juan ◽  
Chu-Lin Chou ◽  
Tsung-Cheng Hsieh ◽  
Jung-Lun Wu ◽  
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The effects of ketoanalogues (KA) supplementation on mortality and progression to dialysis in patients with pre-dialysis stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) receiving a low-protein diet (LPD) remain ambiguous. From Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database during 1996–2011, 165 patients with pre-dialysis CKD on an LPD (0.6 g/kg/day) with KA supplementation were matched with 165 patients with pre-dialysis CKD on an LPD without KA supplementation. Of the 165 patients with advanced CKD receiving KA supplementation, 34 (20.6%) died, and 124 (75.2%) underwent long-term dialysis during the study period. There was no significant difference in mortality between the KA-user group and the KA-nonuser group (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 1.41; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.68–2.93; p = 0.355). KA supplementation significantly increased long-term dialysis risk (adjusted HR, 1.41; 95% CI, 1.04–1.90; p = 0.025) and combined outcome risk (defined as long-term dialysis and death; adjusted HR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.02–1.83; p = 0.034). KA supplementation also increased long-term dialysis risk (adjusted HR, 1.49; 95% CI, 1.00–2.20; p = 0.048) in the subgroup of pre-dialysis patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), but not in those patients without DM. In conclusion, KA supplementation might increase long-term dialysis risk in patients with advanced CKD receiving an LPD, but it did not increase mortality.


2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Tayebi Khosroshahi ◽  
Kamyar Kalantar-zadeh

Background: The number of patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is growing annually around the world. Provision of renal replacement therapy in the form of dialysis and transplant is relatively expensive. Recent studies have shown no survival benefit of early initiation of dialysis. Given recent outcome data of the timing of dialysis treatment and the expenses and logistics of hemodialysis procedure have stimulated research on alternative strategies. The aim of this study is to introduce another type of renal replacement therapy for selective patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD).Methods: In a case series we used a so-called “dialysis free protocol” consisting of a low protein diet, uremic toxin adsorbents, and prebiotics for selective ESRD patients who had dialysis access constraints or did not agree placement of hemodialysis vascular access or peritoneal dialysis catheter. Findings: clinical and biochemical results of this study showed that these patients were not deteriorating during the study period and Blood Urea Nitrogen (Bun) & serum creatinin levels were not elevated in these months. Participating patients were relatively well throughout the study without signs of florid uremia and without a need for emergent or urgent dialysis. Conclusion: We conclude that our proposed dialysis free protocol reduces the need for dialysis treatment at least transiently. Whether this protocol can reduce the need for dialysis treatment requires additional studies. Key words: End Stage Renal Disease, Low Protein Diet, Prebiotics, Activated Charcoal


2021 ◽  
pp. postgradmedj-2019-137292
Author(s):  
Feng-You Kuo ◽  
Wei-Chun Huang ◽  
Pei-Ling Tang ◽  
Chin-Chang Cheng ◽  
Cheng-Hung Chiang ◽  
...  

BackgroundUse of statin has been associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular diseases events and mortality. However, in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), the protective effects of statin are controversial. To evaluate the impact of chronic statin use on clinical outcomes of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with ESRD.MethodsWe enrolled 8056 patients with ESRD who were initially diagnosed and admitted for first AMI from Taiwan’s National Health Insurance Research Database. Of which, 2134 patients underwent statin therapy. We randomly selected and use age, sex, hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), peripheral vascular diseases (PVD), heart failure (HF), cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, matched with the study group as controls (non-stain user). We compared the effects of statin use in term of all-cause death among patients with AMI with ESRD.ResultsStatin use resulted in a significantly higher survival rate in patients ith AMI with ESRD compared with non-statin users. After adjusted the comorbidities the male patients and patients with DM, PVD, HF and CVA had lower long-term survival rate (all p<0.001). Patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (p<0.001), ACE inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockers (p<0.001), β receptor blockers (p<0.001) and statin therapy (p=0.007) had better long-term survival rate. Patients with AMI with ESRD on statin therapy exhibited a significantly lower risk of mortality compared with non-statin users (p<0.0001).ConclusionAmong patients with ESRD with AMI, statin therapy was associated with reduced all-cause mortality.


Nephron ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 409-423 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Bianchi ◽  
G. Mariani ◽  
A. Pilo ◽  
M.G. Toni

2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 969-974 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Chauveau ◽  
Lionel Couzi ◽  
Benoit Vendrely ◽  
Valérie de Précigout ◽  
Christian Combe ◽  
...  

AMB Express ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Imtiaz Hussain Raja Abbasi ◽  
Farzana Abbasi ◽  
Mohamed E. Abd El-Hack ◽  
Ayman A. Swelum ◽  
Junhu Yao ◽  
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