Hypotension is the most common complication of outpatient hemodialysis sessions, with a
reported prevalence of 4% to 31%, depending on which definition has been used and …

Gastraintestinal Absorptian: Gastrointestinal absorption is one of the two major determinants
of overall calcium mass balance in peritoneal dialysis patients. The scope for limiting …

The absence of consensus on what should be the ideal dialysate calcium (DCa)
concentration in haemodialysis patients is in part explained by the continuously changing …

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Introduction: The dialysate bicarbonate (DB) influences the acid‐base balance in dialysis
patients. Very low and high serum bicarbonate (SB) have been related with a higher …

Objective: Metabolic acidosis is common in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
Studies suggest that correction of acidosis may improve nutritional status and patient …

The National Society of Nephrology has promoted the development of specific Italian
Guidelines for dialysis fluids. Two previous national inquiries showed a wide variety in the …

Analyses based on the National Cooperative Dialysis Study (NCDS) provided the impetus
for routine quantification of delivered dialysis dose in hemodialysis practice throughout the …

Background. A large percentage of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients being treated with
standard lactate-containing solutions tend to have serum bicarbonate concentrations below …

Whichever dialysis therapy is used, there is a similar need for correcting the acid–base
balance. The most important tool for this is the buffer in the dialysis fluid and, when using …