Fusaro, Maria
Gallieni, Maurizio
Aghi, Andrea
Rizzo, Maria Antonietta
Iervasi, Giorgio
Nickolas, Thomas L.
Fabris, Fabrizio
Mereu, Maria Cristina
Giannini, Sandro
Sella, Stefania
Giusti, Andrea
Pitino, Annalisa
D’Arrigo, Graziella
Rossini, Maurizio
Gatti, Davide
Ravera, Maura
Di Lullo, Luca
Bellasi, Antonio
Brunori, Giuliano
Piccoli, Antonio
Tripepi, Giovanni
Plebani, Mario
Article History
Received: 27 October 2018
Accepted: 31 January 2019
First Online: 13 February 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: This was an observational study conducted at 18 dialysis centers in Italy. All the local ethics committees approved the study, which was conducted according to the regulations in force related to observational studies. Approval dates ranged from July 14, 2008 to October 26, 2009. Patient enrollment took place between November 2008 and November 2009, and follow-up to assess vital status was performed in December 2011.
: Informed consent was obtained from all individual participants included in the study.