High blood calcium levels linked with increased risk of premature death in dialysis patients
Sunday, January 25, 2015 - 12:20
in Health & Medicine
Both low and high blood calcium levels, as well as high phosphorus levels, have been found to be linked with an increased risk of dying prematurely in dialysis patients, regardless of the type of dialysis, experts say. The findings address a pending Medicare quality measure related to dialysis patients' blood calcium levels.