Inflammation and the Peritoneal Membrane: Causes and Impact on Structure and Function during Peritoneal Dialysis

• Principais autores: Gilberto Baroni (Autor), Adriana Schuinski (Autor), Thyago P. de Moraes (Autor), Fernando Meyer (Autor), Roberto Pecoits-Filho (Autor)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Peritoneal dialysis therapy has increased in popularity since the end of the 1970s. This method provides a patient survival rate equivalent to hemodialysis and better preservation of residual renal function. However, technique failure by peritonitis, and ultrafiltration failure, which is a multifact...