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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Preprint C Not peer reviewed Observational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 followed people starting dialysis and tracked a nutrition and immune score in their blood. People whose score dropped over the first three months did worse over the long term. It suggests early nutrition matters, but it shows a link, not proof. This early report has not been peer-reviewed yet.

Source

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