Rationale & Objective The efficacy and safety of icodextrin versus glucose-only peritoneal
dialysis (PD) regimens is unclear. The aim of this study was to compare once-daily long …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with an imbalanced human microbiome due not
only to CKD-associated factors such as uremia, increased inflammation and …

Background Connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) regulates the signalling of other
growth factors and promotes fibrosis. CTGF is increased in mice and humans with peritoneal …

Background/aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical outcomes and identify the
predictors of mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients. Materials and methods: Medical records …

This study was conducted to identify key patient characteristics and risk factors for peritoneal
dialysis (PD) mortality in terms of different time-point of death occurrence. The incident PD …

Aims Despite several studies reporting similar outcomes for peritoneal dialysis (PD) and
hemodialysis (HD), the former is underused worldwide, with a PD prevalence of 15% in Italy …

Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) technique failure is often accompanied by
complications that increase risks of hospitalization and death. Planned transition to …

摘要目的: 分析和比较血液透析和腹膜透析终末期肾病患者预后的影响及其安全性. 方法:
选取2010 年1 月至2016 年4 月本医院收治的透析患者246 例作为研究对象 …

Purpose: Recent research has shown that hypomagnesemia is associated with increased all-
cause mortality in hemodialysis patients. However, the relationship between the long-term …

Background Quality of life (QOL) impairments are common in patients undergoing dialysis,
and have been strongly associated with significant clinical outcomes like mortality and …