Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a successful dialysis modality that enables patients with end-stage
kidney disease to have a home-based treatment with many advantages for their quality of …

Measurement of body composition provides information of importance to health and function.
Techniques used for assessment should be those unaffected by age-related changes in …

ABSTRACT. Worsening fluid balance results in reduced technique and patient survival in
peritoneal dialysis. Under these conditions, the glucose polymer icodextrin is known to …

… the high mortality after treatment failure may have been the effect on nutrition, with a significantly
lower serum albumin immediately after change of dialysis modality (32.4 ± 4.7 g/…

Patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) develop complex changes in body composition. These
changes reflect hydration, nutrition, and body fat, all important elements reflecting patient well-…

Rationale & Objective Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis carries high morbidity for
PD patients. Understanding the characteristics and risk factors for peritonitis can guide …

The history of immunization, from the earliest attempts to modern, genetically engineered
vaccine candidates, represents a long road marked with many milestones. Extensive historical …

Rhabdomyolysis caused 28 out of 903 (3.1%) of cases of severe acute renal failure (ARF)
treated at Leeds General Infirmary over a 14-year period (1980–1993). The commonest cause …

… Graham Woodrow … G. Woodrow has received speaker honoraria and support for
meeting attendance from Baxter Healthcare. W. Van Biesen, FO Finkelstein, H. …

The cause of 636 deaths during acute renal failure (ARF) occurring between 1956 and 1989
were analysed. Deaths due to haemorrhage and to nonrecovery of renal function have …