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Corrigendum for the article Clin Nephrol. 2025; 103: 1-4
Insights
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy shows no survival difference for calciphylaxis patients on renal replacement therapy. This study corrects patient classification for chronic kidney disease stage 5 (CKD5) to ensure accurate results.
Area of Science:
- Nephrology
- Dermatology
- Hyperbaric Medicine
Background:
- Calciphylaxis is a severe condition with high mortality.
- Multidisciplinary care is standard for calciphylaxis.
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is an adjunctive treatment under investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the efficacy of HBOT in calciphylaxis patients.
- To assess survival rates in patients with calciphylaxis receiving HBOT.
- To correct data errors in a previously published study.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of patients with calciphylaxis treated with HBOT and conventional care.
- Correction of patient data regarding chronic kidney disease stage 5 (CKD5) and renal replacement therapy (RRT).
- Survival analysis comparing patients on RRT versus those not on RRT.
Main Results:
- A correction was made to the number of CKD5 patients on RRT at diagnosis (15 patients, 60%) compared to the initial report (10 patients, 40%).
- Despite data correction, survival analysis confirmed no significant difference in survival between patients on RRT and those not on RRT.
- The overall results and conclusions of the study remain valid after recalculating statistics.
Conclusions:
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an adjunct to multidisciplinary care does not alter survival outcomes in calciphylaxis patients.
- Accurate patient classification, particularly regarding CKD5 and RRT status, is crucial for study integrity.
- The study reaffirms the importance of comprehensive care for calciphylaxis, with HBOT not demonstrating a survival benefit in this cohort.
Abstract:
Regarding the article by Fredrik Barth Brekke, Nanna von der Lippe, Ine Røed, Helga Gudmundsdottir, Martin Braaten, Espen Nordheim. Hyperbaric oxygen treatment in addition to conventional multidisciplinary care in patients with calciphylaxis. Clin Nephrol. 2025; 103: 1-4. doi: 10.5414/ CN111423, the authors would like to apologize for the error in Table 1 of page 2. Five patients were misclassified as CKD5 patients when established in dialysis. The correct number of patients in different CKD5 stage is corrected and marked in bold in revised Table 1 presented below. The same information is referred in the text in the following sentence: Ten patients (40%) had end-stage renal disease in need of renal replacement therapy at diagnosis (…). The correct number is 15 (60%). We have recalculated the statistics to make sure this has not affected the rest of our results including page 3 "there was no survival difference between patients on renal replacement therapy and patients not treated with renal replacement therapy" which is still correct. We are very sorry for any inconvenience due to these unfortunate errors.
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