Effect of calcium-based versus non-calcium-based phosphate binders on mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2013
CRD SUMMARY: This review concluded that non-calcium-based phosphate binders were associated with a decreased risk of all-cause mortality compared with calcium-based phosphate binders in patients with chronic kidney disease. This was a generally well-conducted review but the conclusions seem overly strong.
Epistemonikos ID: ae3b2721db6904de70a57b1ccaf176d7b3917712
First added on: Jan 13, 2015