← brief for 2026-08-26 · Slowing decline

Traditional Chinese Medicine related factors of planned dialysis in chronic kidney disease stage 5 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a multicenter cross-sectional study.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study across several Chinese hospitals described people with stage 5 kidney disease, the most advanced stage, who also have type 2 diabetes. It recorded their symptoms using traditional Chinese medicine categories and their lab results at admission, then compared people who had started planned dialysis with those who had not. It is a snapshot of patients on one day, so it shows which symptom patterns go together, not what causes what. No treatment was tested.

Who did this work

Ruimin Z · Shuang LI · Yilun QU · Qian W · Huidi X · Xiaolong W · Shuwei D · Jie WU · Yong W · Zheyi D · Xiangmei C

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Aug
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42639782/