Demographic And Laboratory İnformation:
The demographic information (age, sex) of the patients, stage 5 CKD etiology, co-morbid status (if any) (coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, malignancy, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) were obtained from the hospital database and dialysis/transplant centers’ records. Also, hemogram (White blood cell, neutrophil, lymphocyte, platelet), C-reactive protein (CRP), d-dimer, procalcitonin, biochemical values (AST, ALT, creatinine kinase, LDH, sodium, potassium, glucose, urea, creatinine), electrocardiogram (ECG) and troponin were measured according to clinical conditions of patients