Chronic Kidney Disease, Fluid Overload and Diuretics: A Complicated Triangle

201688 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Yusra Habib Khan · Universiti Sains Malaysia

Azmi Sarriff · Universiti Sains Malaysia

Azreen Syazril Adnan · Universiti Sains Malaysia

Amer Hayat Khan · Universiti Sains Malaysia

Tauqeer Hussain Mallhi · Universiti Sains Malaysia

Abstract

The use of diuretics was associated with adverse renal outcomes indicated by decline in eGFR and increasing risk of RRT initiation in our cohort of NDD-CKD patients. Therefore, it is cautiously suggested to carefully prescribe diuretics by keeping in view benefit versus harm for each patient.

Topics & Keywords

Dialysis and Renal Disease Management Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Renal function and acid-base balance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 11, Issue 7, pp. e0159335-e0159335

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159335

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