Effect of an Oral Adsorbent, AST-120, on Dialysis Initiation and Survival in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
The oral adsorbent AST-120 has the potential to delay dialysis initiation and improve survival of patients on dialysis. We evaluated the effect of AST-120 on dialysis initiation and its potential to improve survival in patients with chronic kidney disease. The present retrospective pair-matched stud...
Main Authors: | Shingo Hatakeyama, Hayato Yamamoto, Akiko Okamoto, Kengo Imanishi, Noriko Tokui, Teppei Okamoto, Yuichiro Suzuki, Naoaki Sugiyama, Atsushi Imai, Shigemasa Kudo, Takahiro Yoneyama, Yasuhiro Hashimoto, Takuya Koie, Noritaka Kaminura, Hisao Saitoh, Tomihisa Funyu, Chikara Ohyama |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Nephrology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/376128 |
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