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- Title
Association between residual renal function, inflammation and patient survival in new peritoneal dialysis patients.
- Authors
Chung, Sung Hee; Heimbürger, Olof; Stenvinkel, Peter; Qureshi, Abdul Rashid; Lindholm, Bengt
- Abstract
The recent ADEMEX study (Paniagua R, Amato D, Vonesh E et al. J Am Soc Nephrol 2002; 13: 1307-1320) indicates that peritoneal small solute clearance is not as critical for the survival of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients as thought previously. On the other hand, low residual renal function (RRF), inflammation and an increased peritoneal transport rate (PTR) as evaluated by the peritoneal equilibration test (PET) are reported to be associated with increased mortality in PD patients, but the relationships between these factors and their separate and combined impact on the survival of PD patients are not clear. In this retrospective analysis, we evaluated possible relationships between RRF, inflammation and initial PTR in patients starting PD and the impact of these factors on patient survival.
- Publication
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 2003, Vol 18, Issue 3, p590
- ISSN
0931-0509
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/ndt/18.3.590