Objective To investigate the long-term prognostic factors and the significance of serum cardiac troponin T (cTnT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients.Methods Clinical data of 76 MHD patients in our hospital from January 2002 to January 2003 were retrospectively analyzed.Time and cause of death in the next 10 years were recorded.Survival rate was calculated by Kaplan-Meier and impact factors of long-term prognosis were explored.Significance of cTnT and CRP was elucidated by COX regression analysis.Results CRP was positive in 28 cases (36.8％) and cTnT was positive in 22 cases (28.9％) among 76 patients.The median survival time was 37.9 months,2-year survival rate was 65.9％ and 10-year survival rate was 24.2％.Univariate analysis found positive CRP,positive cTnT,old age,diabetes,cardiocerebrovascular disease,anemia,low serum albumin,Kt/V decline were associated with long-term prognosis.Multivariate analysis showed that increased age (P =0.010),cardiocerebrovascular disease (P =0.048),positive cTnT (P =0.036),positive CRP (P =0.009) were independent risk factors of the 10-year survival of MHD patients.Ten-year mortality of cardiocerebrovascular diseases in positive cTnT group was not significantly different as compared with negative cTnT group (50.0％ vs 35.4％,P =0.248).But the positive cTnT group had higher 2-year mortality than negative cTnT group (40.9％ vs 14.6％,P =0.015).Mortality of cardiocerebrovascular disease was higher in positive CRP group as compared to negative CRP group at both 2-year and 10-year time (48.1％ vs 7.0％,P =0.000; 66.7％ vs 23.3％,P =0.000).Compared with both negative cTnT and CRP group,both positive cTnT and CRP group had much higher all-cause mortality (92.9％ vs 55.6％,P =0.030),higher mortality of cardiocerebrovascular disease at 10-year (64.3％ vs 25.0％,P =0.009),and higher mortality of cardiocerebrovascular disease at 2-year (57.1％ vs 5.6％,P =0.000).Conclusions Aging,cardiocerebrovascular disease,positive cTnT and positive CRP are independent risk factors of long-term prognosis for MHD patients.Positive cTnT can predict cardiocerebrovascular mortality of MHD patients in 2 years,while positive CRP can predict short-and long-term cardiocerebrovascular mortality.Positive cTnT combined with positive CRP may be more valuable in predicting the poor prognosis of MHD patients.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics and laboratory examinations in incident dialysis effect on the prognosis of elderly patients undergoing hemodialysis.Methods Ninety-three patients aged 65 years or older initiating hemodialysis were enrolled from Hemadialysis Center of Beijing Hospital from January lst,2007 to June 30th,2016.The duration time of HD of all patients was more than three months.Patients were divided into death group and non-death group.The clinical characteristics and laboratory examinations were compared between the two groups.Cox proportional hazards regression was used for the multivariate analysis to determine independent prognosis factors.Results The average year of patients was 74.2±6.5 years old with 43 months of median time of follow-up.The first two causes of death were infection (n =25,49.0％) and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (n =16,31.4％).Cox single factor regression analysis showed that the older ages,diabetic nephropathy being the cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD),complicating with diabetes mellitus or congestive heart failure,the higher Charlson cardiovascular diseases score,ALB being under 35 g/L were correlated with poor outcome respectively(P＜0.05).Cox multivariate regression analysis indicated that older ages (HR =1.056,P =0.021),diabetic nephropathy being the cause of ESRD (HR =2.661,P =0.001),the higher Charlson cardiovascular diseases score (HR =1.675,P =0.010),central venous catheters being vascular access(HR=1.167,P=0.048) on incident dialysis were the main risk factors for mortality in elderly patients.Conclusion The older ages,diabetic nephropathy being the cause of ESRD,the higher Charlson cardiovascular diseases score,central venous catheters being vascular access on incident dialysis are independent risk factors influencing survival of elderly patients.

Objective To analyze the causes of death of maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients,and to compare the long term survival rate between elderly patients and non-elderly patients and between diabetic nephropathy (DN) patients and non-DN patients at our hemodialysis center during last 20 years.Methods A total of 317 MHD patients were collected,and divided into elderly (≥60 years) and non-elderly (＜60 years) groups based on the age at starting hemodialysis.Besides,data of gender,primary diseases,and the direct cause of death in maintenance hemodialysis patients from 1996 to 2016 were collected.Results Cardiogenic diseases,infections,and cerebrovascular accidents were the three leading causes of death.The mean dialysis age was shorter in elderly MHD patients than in non-elderly MHD patients[(51.8 ± 45.7) months vs.(81.6 ± 66.5) months,t =4.271,P=0.000]with a lower survival rate (x2 =32.422,P =0.000).The mean dialysis age was significantly lower in DN patients than in non-DN patients[(44.1±33.8) months vs.(69.4±60.6) months,t=3.632,P =0.000)] with a lower survival rate (x2 =13.361,P =0.000).The overall survival rate was 59.8％ after the fifth year of MHD,was 33.3％ after the 10th year,was 8.4％ after the 20th year,in our dialysis center.Conclusions The long-term survival rate of patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis in our center is as high as that in the developed countries and in other hospitals in Beijing.The top three death causes are cardiac diseases,infections,and cerebrovascular accidents.For old or DN patients,the overall prognosis is poor.

Objective:We aimed to compare the characteristics between elderly and non-elderly corona virus disease 2019(COVID-19)patients, especially patients with different severity, in order to achieve a good understanding of elderly patients' clinical presentations.Methods:Records of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and hospitalized at Tongji Hospital from February 9, 2020 to February 29, 2020 were retrospectively reviewed.They were divided into the elderly(≥65 years old)and non-elderly(<65 years old)groups according to age.Data on morbidity, underlying diseases, clinical symptoms, laboratory test results, imaging characteristics and hospitalization outcomes were collected retrospectively and analyzed statistically.Results:A total of 51 patients were enrolled with 21 in the elderly group(41.2%), with an average age of(71.9±6.4)years, and 30 non-elderly patients(58.8%). There were 13 elderly patients(61.9%)exhibiting fever, representing a lower rate than in the non-elderly patients(27 or 90%)( χ2=5.764, P=0.016). Bilateral pneumonia was present on chest CT scans in all of the elderly patients, while it was seen in 83.3% of the non-elderly patients( χ2=3.880, P=0.049). The proportion of elderly patients with coronary heart disease(61.9%)or hypertension(26.8%)was higher than that of non-elderly patients.The usage rates of antiviral drugs, systemic hormones and antibiotics were all higher and the causes of death were all due to multiple organ failure in elderly patients. Conclusions:Elderly patients with COVID-19 possess special characteristics, showing atypical symptoms, and multiple concomitant diseases may be the reason for their poor clinical prognosis.More rigorous monitoring and careful treatment should be conducted for elderly COVID-19 patients.

Objective: To assess the value of different equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) for evaluating renal function in people aged 70 years and older. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted involving 11 966 elderly people aged 70 years and older, including 5 741 males (48.0%), who underwent routine physical examinations in Beijing Hospital from January 2012 to December 2014 and were followed up for 3 years.Baseline data, including the age, gender, and serum creatinine, were recorded. Results: function was assessed using Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI), Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study, Chinese Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study, full age spectrum (FAS) equation and Berlin Initiative Study (BIS) equation, respectively.Results The serum creatinine level increased with age in male and female subjects, and the standard deviation also increased with age, indicating greater variability of serum creatinine in the elderly.Of all equations, the FAS and BIS equations had the lowest GFR estimates.The five equations showed good consistency.In males, the Kendall's W coefficient was 0.796 (P = 0.000); the female Kendall's W coefficient was 0.715 (P = 0.000). Based on three ranges of serum creatinine (<88.4 μmol/L, ≥88.4 μmol/L and <132.6 μmol/L, ≥132.6 μmol/L), all patients were divided into three groups.The BIS, MDRD, MDRDc and FAS equations were all consistent in staging CKD at any creatinine level; however, the CKD-EPI equation significantly overestimated renal function at higher levels of serum creatinine.There was no clear age-related trend when each of the five equations was used to calculate the average 3-year eGFR rate. Conclusions The CKD-EPI, MDRD, MDRDc, FAS and BIS equations can be used to assess renal function, but the results vary among different populations.Which equation has the best accuracy for the elderly in China remains inconclusive and further research is urgently needed.

Objective:To compare death causes and the survival time in elderly patients undergoing hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis in the nephrology department of Beijing Hospital in the last 10 years.Methods:This was a retrospective study.Patients aged more than 60 years who had undergone dialysis and died in the dialysis center of Beijing Hospital between January 2010 and January 2019 were enrolled.A detailed medical history including gender, age, primary diseases, diabetes mellitus, time of dialysis initiation, time of death and direct cause of death were recorded.Results:A total of 153 elderly dialysis patients were enrolled, with a mean age of 76.6±7.7 years, a median dialysis vintage of 54.1(26.9, 86.4)months, including 83(54.2%)cases with diabetes.Patients were divided into the hemodialysis group(HD, n=114)and the peritoneal dialysis group(PD, n=39)according to the dialysis method.The mean ages of patients in the HD and PD groups were 77.1±7.9 and 75.0±7.0 years, and the median dialysis vintages were 56.5(27.4, 104.2)and 48.3(26.3, 66.6)months, respectively.The primary diseases of patients undergoing HD and PD were diabetic nephropathy(DN, 32.5% vs.48.7%), chronic glomerulonephritis(29.8% vs.17.9%)and hypertensive renal damage(21.1% vs.10.3%). The top three causes of mortality in patients undergoing HD and PD were cardiovascular diseases(32.4% vs.43.6%), infections(29.8% vs.28.2%)and cerebrovascular diseases(11.4% vs.15.4%). The compositions of primary diseases and death causes were similar between the two groups, with no significant difference.Kaplan-Meier curves indicated that the survival time of dialysis patients with diabetes mellitus was shorter than that of patients without diabetes mellitus(chi-square value was 12.829, P<0.001), and the survival time of HD patients was longer than that of PD patients(chi-square value was 8.161, P=0.004). In patients without diabetes mellitus, the survival time of HD patients was longer than that of PD patients( Z=-2.716, P=0.007). In patients with diabetes mellitus, HD and PD had similar survival outcomes( Z=-0.581, P=0.561). Conclusions:The proportion of patients with diabetic nephropathy is high in elderly dialysis patients.Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and infections are the main causes of death in elderly dialysis patients.The survival time is longer in HD patients than in PD patients.

Objective:To establish a predictive model for coagulation in the extracorporeal circuit in elderly hemodialysis(HD)patients.Methods:The retrospective case-control study included 196 elderly patients with chronic renal failure receiving 4-h hemodialysis for the first time at the blood purification center of our hospital between March 1, 2019 and January 30, 2022.All enrolled patients were treated with heparin or related drugs for anticoagulation(including unfractionated heparin and low molecular weight heparin), with 14 cases(7.1%)in the coagulation group with a coagulation grade ≥1.There were 182 cases(92.9%)in the non-coagulation group.Demographic data, vital signs in a sitting position and the resting state before dialysis and laboratory tests before dialysis were collected.After the prediction model was developed, it was validated in elderly patients with chronic renal failure aged ≥60 years receiving 4-hour hemodialysis for the first time at our hospital between February 1, 2022 and February 1, 2023.Results:There were significant differences in heart rate[(82.6±12.3)times/min vs.(74.4±11.1)times/min]and total cholesterol[(4.3±1.2)mmol/L vs.(3.2±1.2)mmol/L]between the coagulation group and the non-coagulation group( t=2.231, 2.012, P<0.05).Multivariate logistic analysis showed that the heart rate( OR=0.930, 95% CI: 0.871-0.993, P<0.05)and cholesterol( OR=0.623, 95% CI: 0.391-0.992, P<0.05)had an effect on blood coagulation in cardiopulmonary bypass.The area under the curve(AUC)for predicting cardiopulmonary bypass clotting by heart rate was 0.639(the optimal cutoff value was 71 beats/min), the AUC for predicting clotting by total cholesterol was 0.708(the optimal cutoff value: 4.275 mmol/L), and the prediction using the combination of heart rate and total cholesterol was more effective(AUC=0.735).The model was verified in 98 patients with good results(AUC=0.895). Conclusions:The initial coagulation risk of the extracorporeal circuit in elderly patients undergoing initial HD can be preliminarily estimated based on the nomogram.