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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jul 27, 2024; 16(7): 2157-2166
Published online Jul 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i7.2157
Study on the occurrence and influencing factors of gastrointestinal symptoms in hemodialysis patients with uremia
Dan Yuan, Xiao-Qi Wang, Feng Shao, Jing-Jing Zhou, Zhong-Xin Li
Dan Yuan, Xiao-Qi Wang, Feng Shao, Jing-Jing Zhou, Zhong-Xin Li, Department of Nephrology, Beijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 101100, China
Author contributions: Yuan D, Wang XQ, Shao F, Zhou JJ, and Li ZX contributed equally to this work; Yuan D and Wang XQ designed the research study; Shao F and Zhou JJ performed the primary literature and data extraction; Yuan D and Wang XQ analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; Li ZX was responsible for revising the manuscript for important intellectual content; All authors read and approved the final version.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Beijing Luhe Hospital, Capital Medical University Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All study participants or their legal guardian provided informed written consent about personal and medical data collection prior to study enrolment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare having no conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at lhyy6806@ccmu.edu.cn. Participants gave informed consent for data sharing.
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Corresponding author: Zhong-Xin Li, MD, Doctor, Department of Nephrology, Beijing Luhe Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, No. 82 Xinhua South Road, Tongzhou District, Beijing 101100, China. lhyy6806@ccmu.edu.cn
Received: April 10, 2024
Revised: May 11, 2024
Accepted: June 14, 2024
Published online: July 27, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Gastrointestinal symptoms in hemodialysis patients with uremia seriously affects patients' quality of life. This study showed that the independent influencing factors related to the occurrence of gastrointestinal symptoms were mainly body mass index, age, number of tablets, dialysis time, urea clearance index, hemoglobin, use of glucocorticoid, parathyroid hormone, C-reactive protein, and diabetes mellitus. In clinical practice, variable factors can be controlled for prophylaxis.