Serum cystatin C: A surrogate marker for the characteristics of peritoneal membrane in dialysis patients

Serum cystatin C: A surrogate marker for the characteristics of peritoneal membrane in dialysis patients

To evaluate whether cystatin C levels can be a surrogate marker of creatinine clearance and reflect the characteristics of peritoneal membrane in dialysis patients, we performed peritoneal equilibration tests (PET) in 18 anuric adult chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with a mean age of 39.7...

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Main Authors: Al-Wakeel Jamal, Hammad Durdana, Memon Nawaz, Tarif Nauman, Shah Iqbal, Chaudhary Abdulrauf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation
Subjects:
Glomerular filtration rate
Cystatin C
Peritoneal dialysis
ESRD
Peritoneal clearance
Peritoneal equilibration test
Mass transfer
Middle molecular weight proteins
Online Access:http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2009;volume=20;issue=2;spage=227;epage=231;aulast=Al-Wakeel

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