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Background Adhesive small intestine occlusion [ASIO] is an important cause of hospital admission placing a substantial burden on healthcare systems worldwide. Often times, ASIO is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
D'Alessandro Luigi +5 more
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Influencia de la presión intraperitoneal en diálisis peritoneal [PDF]
La diálisis peritoneal es una técnica sustitutiva de la función renal en la que la medida de la presión intraperitoneal, a pesar de la sencillez del procedimiento y de su gran utilidad clínica, es muy poco utilizada. Realizamos una revisión bibliográfica
Descalzo Casado, Elena +1 more
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Peritoneal water transport characteristics of diabetic patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis: a longitudinal study [PDF]
[Abstract] Background: Volume overload is frequent in diabetics undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD), and may play a significant role in the excess mortality observed in these patients.
Fernandes, Ana +5 more
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Biocompatibility of icodextrin [PDF]
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been a successful form of As a result of the growing awareness of the potential chronic renal replacement therapy for more than twenty effects of glucose-based solutions on membrane physiolyears. In spite of the successes of this therapy, there is ogy, there has been an increased emphasis on the devela growing awareness ...
Cooker, Laurinda A. +2 more
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Background: Hypervolemia is an important consequence of heart failure (HF) that leads to poor quality of life and frequent hospitalizations. Ultrafiltration (UF) with dialysis is an option for HF patients who are resistant or inappropriate for diuretics.
Mehmet Fethullah Aydın +6 more
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Caracterización de los pacientes con síndrome cardiorrenal tipo I y II en diálisis peritoneal en un centro de diálisis en Bogotá [PDF]
Introducción: La ICC que deteriora la función renal es denominada SCR. La DP se plantea como alternativa que impacta en la función cardíaca, hospitalización, síntomas e incluso en la mortalidad 3-5 .
Castro Iregui, Margarita +1 more
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Icodextrin-associated hepatotoxicity [PDF]
Sir, Abnormal liver function tests can be observed in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. The most common cause of these are viral infections, especially hepatitis B and C [1]. Icodextrin-based PD solutions (Extraneal; Baxter, IL, USA) are increasingly used in this patient population [2].
Gungor O., Kircelli F., Tatar E., Toz H.
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Acute kidney injury is a potentially fatal condition, particularly in low‐resource settings, where access to renal replacement therapy is limited. This creates a problem of accessibility to healthcare for many patients living in low‐resource settings.
Niels Jig Jansen, Poulami Jha
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Abstract Objective To compare glucose measurements from capillary and venous blood samples using a point‐of‐care (POC) glucometer with a standard laboratory (colorimetric, glucose oxidase) assay (LABGLU) in a population of hospitalized, neonatal foals.
Ana Sofia Dias Moreira +5 more
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The role of icodextrin in peritoneal dialysis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Background Previous meta-analyses have found several advantages of icodextrin compared with glucose in the application of peritoneal dialysis (PD), such as an improvement of peritoneal ultrafiltration during the long dwell and a reduction in episodes of ...
Monika Becker +10 more
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