Survival during renal replacement therapy of patients previously treated with a very low-protein diet supplemented with ketoacids : the Italian experience.

• Main Authors: A Cupisti (Author), P Chiodini (Author), M Pezzotta (Author), B F Viola (Author), L De Nicola (Author), R Minutolo (Author), G Barsotti (Author), G Piccoli (Author), B Di Iorio (Author), V Bellizzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In the course of chronic renal failure, low protein-diets allow better control of metabolic disorders and may delay the start of renal replacement therapy (RRT). However, concerns exist that a very low protein diet supplemented with ketoacids (sVLPD) worsens survival after starting RRT. To evaluate...