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

• Asıl Yazarlar: Anna Lima (Yazar), Joana Tavares (Yazar), Nicole Pestana (Yazar), Maria João Carvalho (Yazar), António Cabrita (Yazar), Anabela Rodrigues (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: RDPLF, 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: 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...