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Risk Stratification by eGFR < 45 mL/min/1.73 m(2) for All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcer: A Multidisciplinary Retrospective Cohort Study.

Key takeaways

Researchers looked at 595 people with diabetic foot ulcers. They checked how kidney function affected their survival. The study shows a link between low kidney function and higher risk of death. It does not prove that kidney disease causes the death.

Who did this work

Shi H · Zhai X · Zhu P · Wang B · Li L · Xu Z · Wang A

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD severity and reversal · 2026 Sep 27
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42802189/