Two-in-One Protocol: Simultaneous Small-Pore and Ultrasmall-Pore Peritoneal Transport Quantification [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Reduced free water transport (FWT) through ultrasmall pores contributes to net ultrafiltration failure (UFF) and should be seen as a sign of more severe functional deterioration of the peritoneal membrane.
Bajo, A. +7 more
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Investigating pipeline and state of the art blood glucose biosensors to formulate next steps [PDF]
, 2015 Ten years on from a review in the twentieth issue of this journal, this contribution assess the direction research in the field of glucose sensing for diabetes is headed and various technologies to be seen in the future.
Aggidis, Anthony +2 more
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Interferring Substance in Point-of-Care Testing Glucometer
Journal of Health Science and Medical Research (JHSMR), 2011 Glucometer, a point-of-care testing device for determination of blood glucose level, is widelyused in medical clinic and for self-monitoring blood glucose.
Limthong Promdee +7 more
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PLoS ONE, 2013 PurposeDiabetes mellitus (DM) is the most common cause of end-stage renal disease and is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality after dialysis. However, glycemic control among such patients is difficult to assess. The present study examined
Szu-Ying Lee +10 more
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy improves colorectal anastomotic healing [PDF]
, 2016 Purpose: Hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) has been found to improve the healing of poorly oxygenated tissues. This study aimed to investigate the influence of HBOT on the healing in ischemic colorectal anastomosis.
Bastiaansen-Jenniskens, Y.M. (Yvonne) +9 more
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Predicting cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality in chronic kidney disease in Spain. The rationale and design of NEFRONA: a prospective, multicenter, observational cohort study [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Cardiovascular risk assessment in this population is hampered by the failure of traditional risk factors to fully ...
Borràs, Mercè +9 more
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Early utilization of hypertonic peritoneal dialysate and subsequent risks of non-traumatic amputation among peritoneal dialysis patients: a nationwide retrospective longitudinal study [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: The hemodialysis (HD) population has a particularly high incidence of amputation, which is likely associated with decreased tissue oxygenation during HD. However, information about the risk factors leading to amputation in peritoneal dialysis
Che-Chen Lin +8 more
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Preventing peritoneal dialysis-associated fibrosis by therapeutic blunting of peritoneal toll-like receptor activity [PDF]
, 2018 Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an essential daily life-saving treatment for end-stage renal failure. PD therapy is limited by peritoneal inflammation, which leads to peritoneal membrane failure as a result of progressive fibrosis.
Labeta, Mario, Raby, Anne-Catherine
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Peritoneal Dialysis in Diabetics: There Is Room for More
International Journal of Nephrology, 2011 End stage renal disease diabetic patients suffer from worse clinical outcomes under dialysis-independently of modality. Peritoneal dialysis offers them the advantages of home therapy while sparing their frail vascular capital and preserving residual ...
P. Cotovio, A. Rocha, A. Rodrigues
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Assessment of peritoneal dialysis adequacy among continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) ppatients in Johannesburg Hospital [PDF]
, 2010 Dissertation in fufillment of the degree of MSc(Med), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the WitwatersrandIntroduction: Measurement of small solute clearance is the objective means of quantifying dose of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and various ...
Abdu, Aliyu
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