Demographic And Laboratory İnformation:
The demographic information (age, sex) of the patients, stage 5 CKD
etiology, co-morbid status (if any) (coronary heart disease, congestive
heart failure, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, malignancy, asthma,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) were obtained from the hospital
database and dialysis/transplant centers’ records. Also, hemogram (White
blood cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte, platelet), C-reactive protein (CRP),
d-dimer, procalcitonin, biochemical values (AST, ALT, creatinine kinase,
LDH, sodium, potassium, glucose, urea, creatinine), electrocardiogram
(ECG) and troponin were measured according to clinical conditions of
patients