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

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...

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Main Authors: Anna Lima, Joana Tavares, Nicole Pestana, Maria João Carvalho, António Cabrita, Anabela Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: RDPLF 2019-09-01
Series:Bulletin de la Dialyse à Domicile
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Online Access:https://bdd.rdplf.org/index.php/bdd/article/view/21343