Medical Condition Other And Unspecified Complications Of Medical Care Not Elsewhere Classified

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 999.9 - other and unspecified complications of medical care not elsewhere classified

Active Ingredients used for Other And Unspecified Complications Of Medical Care Not Elsewhere Classified:

Creatine, Selenium

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
creatine	early studies suggest that creatine does not lower homocysteine levels in chronic hemodialysis patients. however, these patients were also using vitamin b12 and folate. muscle cramps are also common complications of hemodialysis. creatine may offer some benefit for this side effect. however, studies in which creatine alone is compared with placebo are needed.	c
selenium (se)	the benefits of selenium supplementation in dialysis patients remain unclear. some methods of dialysis may lower plasma selenium levels.	c

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.