METHOD OF IDENTIFYING WHEN A PATIENT UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS IS AT INCREASED RISK OF DEATH

Title:

METHOD OF IDENTIFYING WHEN A PATIENT UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS IS AT INCREASED RISK OF DEATH

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/075222

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A method of identifying a patient undergoing periodic hemodialysis treatments at increased risk for death that includes determining one or more of the patient's clinical or biochemical parameters. A method of identifying an increased mortality risk factor for a patient undergoing periodic hemodialysis treatment. The method includes analyzing data of deceased patients that were previously undergoing periodic hemodialysis treatments by performing a longitudinal analysis backwards in time of changes in a clinical or biochemical parameter the patients, and identifying a significant change in the rate of decline or the rate of increase in a clinical or biochemical parameter before death of the patients.

Inventors:

KOTANKO PETER (US)
THIJSSEN STEPHAN (US)
USVYAT LEN (US)
LEVIN NATHAN W (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2011/062774

Publication Date:

April 10, 2014

Filing Date:

December 01, 2011

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Assignee:

FRESENIUS MED CARE HLDG INC (US)
KOTANKO PETER (US)
THIJSSEN STEPHAN (US)
USVYAT LEN (US)
LEVIN NATHAN W (US)

International Classes:

A61B5/00

Foreign References:

US20100099558A1	2010-04-22
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JP2007000238A	2007-01-11
US20050137481A1	2005-06-23
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