Sodium removal in peritoneal dialysis: is there room for a new parameter in dialysis adequacy?

• Main Authors: Anna Lima (Author), Joana Tavares (Author), Nicole Pestana (Author), Maria João Carvalho (Author), António Cabrita (Author), Anabela Rodrigues (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: RDPLF, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In peritoneal dialysis (PD) (as well as in hemodialysis) small solute clearance measured as Kt/v urea has long been used as a surrogate of dialysis adequacy. A better urea clearance was initially thought to increase survival in dialysis patients (as shown in the CANUSA trial)(1), but  reanalysis of...