Browsing by Subject "dialysis"
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Acceptance for chronic dialysis treatment: Insufficient and unequal
(Oxford Univ Press United Kingdom, 1996-06-01)Background. Evidence suggests that a number of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients die without receiving dialysis. We investigated and compared ESRD patients who died without receiving treatment and those who were ...
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Bone mineral density and bone histomorphometry in children on long-term dialysis
(Springer, 2007-10-01)Bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar vertebrae (L-1-L-4) was assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) in 20 children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis, and its results were compared with bone ...
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Censo Brasileiro de Diálise, 2009
(Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia, 2010-12-01)INTRODUCTION: National dialysis data are fundamental for treatment planning. OBJECTIVE: To report data of the annual survey of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology about chronic renal failure patients on dialysis in January ...
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Customized bicarbonate buffered dialysate and replacement solutions for continuous renal replacement therapies: Effect of crystallization on the measured levels of electrolytes and buffer
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2001-11-01)The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of the addition of calcium to bicarbonate solutions for continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). We tested single bag (bicarbonate and calcium mixed 24 It before ...
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Diagnosis of obesity in chronic kidney disease: BMI or body fat?
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Dialysis care, cardiovascular disease, and costs in end-stage renal disease in Brazil
(Cambridge Univ Press, 2007-12-01)Objectives: This study evaluates the cost of dialysis care in Brazil, including costs of ambulatory care and hospital admissions due to all causes and cardiovascular events.Methods: Data were analyzed for 200 patients with ...
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Diálise Crônica no Brasil - Relatório do Censo Brasileiro de Diálise, 2011
(Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia, 2012-09-01)INTRODUCTION: National data on maintenance dialysis are important for treatment planning. AIM: To describe the results of the dialysis census of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology for 2011 and observed trends from 2000 ...
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Efeito do exercício resistido intradialítico em pacientes renais crônicos em hemodiálise
(Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia, 2013-03-01)INTRODUCTION: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) when subjected to resistance exercise (RE) show substantial improvements in many functions, especially those related to the cardiovascular system, respiratory, ...
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Effects of customized bicarbonate buffered solutions for continuous renal replacement therapies on polymorphonuclear leukocytes function and viability
(Blackwell Publishing Inc, 2004-06-01)It has previously been shown that the mixture of bicarbonate and calcium in the solutions used for continuous renal replacement therapy led to crystalization and significant changes in calcium concentration and pH. the aim ...
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Effects of uraemia and dialysis modality on polymorphonuclear cell apoptosis and function
(Oxford Univ Press, 2006-01-01)Background. Previous studies have reported that incubation of polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) in uraemic plasma or with different haemodialysis membranes and peritoneal dialysis solutions increases apoptosis in this cell ...