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Change of prognostic nutritional index after three months of initial hemodialysis is a predictor of long-term outcomes for patients with uremia

Preprint C Not peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study looked at dialysis patients and a score based on nutrition and immune health. A drop in the score after three months went along with worse long-term outcomes. It shows a link, not cause. It is a preprint, not yet reviewed by other scientists.

Source

Preprint · medRxiv nephrology preprints · 2026-08-07
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.05.26359770v1?rss=1