Toxicology Reports, 2017 Icodextrin is a starch derivative used for preparing solutions of peritoneal dialysis. Unfortunately, peptidoglycans (PGN) and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) have been reported to contaminate certain icodextrin batches and to contribute to the development of ...
Hêla Hacine-Gherbi +6 more
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Polymer nanomaterials for use as adjuvant surgical tools
WIREs Nanomedicine and Nanobiotechnology, Volume 15, Issue 4, July/August 2023., 2023 Current materials deployed in surgery as wound dressings, tissue adhesives, surgical sealants, hemostats, and postoperative adhesion barriers are prone to failure due to a nonoptimized balance of cohesive and adhesive strength. Abstract Materials employed in the treatment of conditions encountered in surgical and clinical practice frequently face ...
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Educating end-stage renal disease patients on dialysis modality selection: a clinical advice from the European Renal Best Practice (ERBP) advisory board [PDF]
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Icodextrin-associated generalized exfoliative skin rash in a CAPD patient: a case-report
BMC Nephrology, 2018 Background Icodextrin is a starch-derived, water soluble glucose polymer, which is used as an alternative to glucose in order to enhance dialytic fluid removal in peritoneal dialysis patients.
Vassilios Liakopoulos +5 more
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Deciphering the contribution of biofilm to the pathogenesis of peritoneal dialysis infections: characterization and microbial behaviour on dialysis fluids [PDF]
, 2016 Infections are major complications in peritoneal dialysis (PD) with a multifactorial etiology that comprises patient, microbial and dialytic factors. This study aimed at investigating the contribution of microbial biofilms on PD catheters to recalcitrant
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Renal Replacement Therapy, 2020 Background Icodextrin enhances peritoneal filtration for patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD). However, clinically important outcomes have not yet been analyzed using authentic, objective statistical methods.
Atsuhiro Kanno +8 more
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Nefrología, 2018 Severe congestive heart failure (CHF) patients are prone to hyponatremia. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is increasingly used for long-term management of refractory CHF patients. The glucose polymer icodextrin was proposed to be a good option for fluid removal
Margarita Kunin +3 more
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Effects of Icodextrin Solution (Adept®) on Ovarian Cancer Cell Proliferation in an In Vitro Model
Medicina, 2022 Background and objective: Anti-adhesion barriers are currently used during ovarian cancer surgery to decrease adhesion-related morbidity. Adept® (4% icodextrin) solution, a liquid anti-adhesion material, has been widely used during gynecologic surgeries,
Wen-Hsin Chen +5 more
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Compared decline of residual kidney function in patients treated with automated peritoneal dialysis and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a multicenter study [PDF]
, 2015 [Abstract] BACKGROUND: There is controversy concerning the compared rates of decline of residual kidney function (RKF) in patients treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and automated peritoneal dialysis (APD).
Borrás Sans, Mercé +8 more
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Prevention of Intraabdominal Adhesions: An Experimental Study Using Mitomycin-C and 4% Icodextrin
Balkan Medical Journal, 2017 Background: Intraabdominal adhesions remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Moreover, intraabdominal adhesions can develop in more than 50% of abdominal operations.
Murat Urkan +6 more
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