Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) and inflammation are common and usually concurrent in
maintenance dialysis patients. Many factors that appear to lead to these 2 conditions …

Despite the improvements in dialysis technology, the cardiovascular mortality rate is still
unacceptably high among dialysis patients. It is obvious that traditional risk factors, such as …

Prevalence of acidosis and inflammation and their association with low serum albumin in
chronic kidney disease. Background Low serum albumin is a strong risk factor for mortality …

Background: Systemic inflammation and protein-energy malnutrition may be associated with
poor outcomes in kidney disease. Methods: We studied 26 adults (age, 65±10 [SD] years) …

Over the past 20 years children have benefited from major improvements in both technology
and clinical management of dialysis. Morbidity during dialysis sessions has decreased with …

Malnutrition is common in hemodialysis patients and is a powerful predictor of morbidity and
mortality. Although much progress has been made in recent years in identifying the causes …

Introduction Chronic renal failure (CRF) is a progressive loss of renal function over a period
of months or years. The major function of the kidneys is the removal of metabolic waste …

Background Protein malnutrition is a common finding in renal disease. Recently, we showed
that impaired protein assimilation (digestion and absorption) may contribute to protein …

Hypoalbuminemia is a major risk factor for morbidity and mortality in the ESRD population.
The Core Indicators Project notes that the serum albumin value is a measure of the patient's …

Background. There has been recent interest in the importance of visceral fat (VF) for the
development of atherosclerosis. The purpose of this study was to examine associations …