Comparison of Volume Status in Asymptomatic Haemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Outpatients

Background: The majority of haemodialysis (HD) patients gain weight between dialysis sessions and thereby become volume overloaded, whereas peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a more continuous technique. Cardiovascular mortality and hypertension is increased with both treatment modalities. We therefore wis...

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Main Authors: Eugenia Papakrivopoulou, John Booth, Jennifer Pinney, Andrew Davenport
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2012-03-01
Series:Nephron Extra
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/337338