BACKGROUND: To date, very few studies have been carried out on the associations of pre- and postdialysis acid-base parameters with mortality in hemodialysis patients. STUDY DESIGN: An observational study including cross-sectional and 1-year analyses. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: Data from the renal registry of the Japanese Society of Dialysis Therapy (2008-2009), including 15,132 dialysis patients 16 years or older. PREDICTOR: Predialysis pH<7.30, 7.30 to 7.34 (reference), 7.35 to 7.39, or ≥7.40 (1,550, 4,802, 6,023, and 2,757 patients, respectively); predialysis bicarbonate level < 18.0, 18.0 to 21.9 (reference), 22.0 to 25.9, or ≥26.0 mEq/L (2,724, 7,851, 4,023, and 534 patients, respectively); postdialysis pH<7.40, 7.40 to 7.44, 7.45 to 7.49 (reference), or ≥7.50 (2,114, 5,331, 4,975, and 2,712 patients, respectively); and postdialysis bicarbonate level < 24.0, 24.0 to 25.9, 26.0 to 27.9 (reference), or ≥28.0 mEq/L (5,087, 4,330, 3,451, and 2,264 patients, respectively). OUTCOMES: All-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality during the 1-year follow-up. MEASUREMENTS: HRs were estimated using unadjusted models and models adjusted for age, sex, dialysis vintage, history of CV disease, diabetes, weight gain ratio, body mass index, calcium-phosphorus product, serum albumin level, serum total cholesterol level, blood hemoglobin level, single-pool Kt/V, and normalized protein catabolic rate. RESULTS: Of 15,132 patients, during follow-up, 1,042 died of all causes, including 408 CV deaths. In the adjusted analysis for all-cause mortality, HRs compared to the reference group were significantly higher in patients with predialysis pH≥7.40 (HR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.13-1.65) and postdialysis pH<7.40 (HR, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.00-1.49). Predialysis pH≥7.40 was also associated with higher risk of CV mortality (HR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.01-1.79). No association of pre- or postdialysis bicarbonate level with all-cause and CV mortality was observed. LIMITATIONS: Single measurements of acid-base parameters, short duration of follow-up, small number of CV deaths. CONCLUSIONS: Predialysis pH≥7.40 was associated with significantly elevated risk of all-cause and CV mortality. However, pre- and postdialysis bicarbonate levels were not associated with all-cause and CV mortality. Predialysis pH may be the most appropriate reference for accurate correction of metabolic acidosis in dialysis patients.
BACKGROUND: To date, very few studies have been carried out on the associations of pre- and postdialysis acid-base parameters with mortality in hemodialysis patients. STUDY DESIGN: An observational study including cross-sectional and 1-year analyses. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: Data from the renal registry of the Japanese Society of Dialysis Therapy (2008-2009), including 15,132 dialysis patients 16 years or older. PREDICTOR: Predialysis pH<7.30, 7.30 to 7.34 (reference), 7.35 to 7.39, or ≥7.40 (1,550, 4,802, 6,023, and 2,757 patients, respectively); predialysis bicarbonate level < 18.0, 18.0 to 21.9 (reference), 22.0 to 25.9, or ≥26.0 mEq/L (2,724, 7,851, 4,023, and 534 patients, respectively); postdialysis pH<7.40, 7.40 to 7.44, 7.45 to 7.49 (reference), or ≥7.50 (2,114, 5,331, 4,975, and 2,712 patients, respectively); and postdialysis bicarbonate level < 24.0, 24.0 to 25.9, 26.0 to 27.9 (reference), or ≥28.0 mEq/L (5,087, 4,330, 3,451, and 2,264 patients, respectively). OUTCOMES: All-cause and cardiovascular (CV) mortality during the 1-year follow-up. MEASUREMENTS: HRs were estimated using unadjusted models and models adjusted for age, sex, dialysis vintage, history of CV disease, diabetes, weight gain ratio, body mass index, calcium-phosphorus product, serum albumin level, serum total cholesterol level, blood hemoglobin level, single-pool Kt/V, and normalized protein catabolic rate. RESULTS: Of 15,132 patients, during follow-up, 1,042 died of all causes, including 408 CV deaths. In the adjusted analysis for all-cause mortality, HRs compared to the reference group were significantly higher in patients with predialysis pH≥7.40 (HR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.13-1.65) and postdialysis pH<7.40 (HR, 1.22; 95% CI, 1.00-1.49). Predialysis pH≥7.40 was also associated with higher risk of CV mortality (HR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.01-1.79). No association of pre- or postdialysis bicarbonate level with all-cause and CV mortality was observed. LIMITATIONS: Single measurements of acid-base parameters, short duration of follow-up, small number of CV deaths. CONCLUSIONS: Predialysis pH≥7.40 was associated with significantly elevated risk of all-cause and CV mortality. However, pre- and postdialysis bicarbonate levels were not associated with all-cause and CV mortality. Predialysis pH may be the most appropriate reference for accurate correction of metabolic acidosis in dialysis patients.
Authors: Katherine Scovner Ravi; Caroline Espersen; Katherine A Curtis; Jonathan W Cunningham; Karola S Jering; Narayana G Prasad; Elke Platz; Finnian R Mc Causland Journal: Kidney360 Date: 2022-05-10
Authors: Raymond Vanholder; Steven Van Laecke; Griet Glorieux; Francis Verbeke; Esmeralda Castillo-Rodriguez; Alberto Ortiz Journal: Toxins (Basel) Date: 2018-06-12 Impact factor: 4.546
Authors: William B Smith; Sandy Gibson; George E Newman; Kendra S Hendon; Margarita Askelson; James Zhao; Jamil Hantash; Brigid Flanagan; John W Larkin; Len A Usvyat; Ravi I Thadhani; Franklin W Maddux Journal: BMC Nephrol Date: 2017-08-29 Impact factor: 2.388