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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"peritoneal dialysis"”.
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Gravity assisted continuous flow peritoneal dialysis (CFPD) in children with acute kidney injury
Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has long been a mainstay of acute kidney injury (AKI) management in children of all ages, and it remains the most commonly used modality in low-income regions, where continuous kidney replacement therapy (CKRT) is not widely available. Compared to extracorporeal …
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The 5 year outcomes of patients receiving haemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
… global prevalence of chronic kidney disease, dialysis remains restricted in South Africa and acceptance onto many renal replacement programs is limited to those suitable for transplantation. Few studies exist comparing survival outcomes of peritoneal dialysis [PD] and haemodialysis [HD] …
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"Walking the talk" in the integration of chronic disease prevention management: dietitians' perspectives regarding diabetes management in adult peritoneal dialysis programs in Ontario
… of data examining diabetes management (DM) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) programs. This study, carried out in 2010-11, describes dietitians’ perspectives regarding DM in PD programs in Ontario. Purposeful sampling of dietitians employed in PD programs (n=18)resulted in a response rate of 86.6%. A …
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Paediatric acute kidney injury management in an African setting
… including Africa. We studied our own paediatric dialysis results, our fellows training in the field of acute kidney injury (AKI) and reviewed innovative techniques for acute peritoneal dialysis, which also included costing of forms of acute dialysis in children. Dialysis for Paediatric AKI in …
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Προσδιορισμός της δευσμευτικής ικανότητος του ορού ως προς το φυλλικόν οξύ εις το αίμα και τα υγρά της περιτοναϊκής καθάρσεως και του τεχνητού νεφρού: Ραδιοϊσοτοπική μελέτη in vitro
… capacity in the blood and in the liquids of the peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis were measured. Seventy-five patients in the last stage of chronic renal failure were studied. Twenty-five of them underwent peritoneal dialysis and fifty of them hemodialysis. The serum folic acid, the total …
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Drop-out of children with end stage kidney failure from chronic Peritoneal dialysis and associated factors; a ten year review at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH), Cape Town, South Africa
Introduction: Dialysis is a temporary renal replacement therapy (RRT) to keep the child healthy and alive when in end stage kidney failure (ESKF) while being worked up for kidney transplant, the preferred treatment. Chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) is the preferred first choice of dialysis modality …
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Erythropoietin treatment in anaemic patients at the Nephrology Unit of the Steve Biko Academic Hospital - a retrospective, cross-sectional study
… with stage 5 CKD receiving either haemodialysis, or peritoneal dialysis were included, while those with less than three months’ treatment were excluded. Measured variables included demographical information, current EPO treatment and/or iron supplementation regimens versus serum …
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Patient outcomes in a PD First Program in Cape Town, South Africa
… South Africa [SA] currently performs the most peritoneal dialysis [PD] in Africa. Yet, outcome data is limited. With the collision of epidemics of communicable and non-communicable diseases in Africa the need for chronic dialysis is escalating. PD remains a life-saving modality especially as …
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Tissue Sodium in CKD Patients
… collected. Results: 10 controls, 12 CKD and 23 dialysis (10 peritoneal dialysis (PD) and 13 hemodialysis (HD)) subjects participated in the study. 23Na concentration in all four tissues was significantly higher in dialysis patients compared to controls (p-value23Na of HD, PD and CKD groups. …
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ASSOCIATION OF INCIDENT DIALYSIS MODALITY WITH PATIENT SURVIVAL: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
Background: Although the choice of dialysis technique is based on several factors, patient survival is undoubtedly one of the most relevant. In a context where randomization to either peritoneal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD) proved to be extremely challenging, previous meta-analyses were …
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Impact of socio-economic factors and Health Related Quality of Life on patients on renal dialysis in Cape Town
… PD-First policy due to both limitations on haemodialysis slots and cost saving measures. This study aimed to compare health related quality of life [HRQOL] between haemodialysis [HD] and peritoneal dialysis [PD], given the lack of autonomy in modality choice and socioeconomic challenges our …
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Self-efficacy in patients undergoing home dialysis: An integrative review
… self-efficacy among patients receiving home dialysis. The review also aimed to identify measures utilised and interventions employed to assess and improve self-efficacy. Research problem: Home dialysis requires a multidimensional approach that is associated with adherence to dialysis regimes, …
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The burden of tuberculosis in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis therapy at Livingstone hospital, Port Elizabeth
… a single infectious agent worldwide. Patients on dialysis are particularly vulnerable to TB infection due to immune dysfunction. Despite this, there is a paucity of incidence data on TB in dialysis patients in high burden settings such as South Africa. The aim of this study was to determine the …
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Gram-positive infections in patients with end-stage renal disease
… associated with infection in renal dialysis patients. In addition, it sought to assess the value of early serological diagnosis of dialysis catheter-associated infection and the effect of antimicrobial treatment regimens on the faecal carriage of enteric microorganisms. In this …
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Sex and Gender Differences in Patient Outcomes in Individuals Living with Chronic Kidney Disease
… kidney replacement therapy, in the form of dialysis. The prevalence of dialysis continues to rise, increasing by 1.6% annually, with the majority of patients initiating in-centre hemodialysis (ICHD) compared to home-based dialysis (home hemodialysis [HD] and peritoneal dialysis [PD]). …
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Predictors of Quality of Life for African American Women Who Assist Persons Who Receive Dialysis
… receiving either maintenance in-center hemodialysis or home peritoneal dialysis was conducted. Specifically data from the following instruments were included in the current analysis: The Caregiver Demographic Data Form, Quality of Life Index, Family APGAR, Burden Interview, and the Center …
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Impact of Dialysis Modality on Left Ventricular Geometry in End Stage Renal Disease Patients
… (ESRD). This study aimed to evaluate impact of dialysis modality on LV geometry by using echocardiography. METHODS: We retrospectively evaluated change in LV mass index (LVMI), relative wall thickness (RWT) and LV geometry, assessed by 2D transthoracic echocardiography, in patients starting …
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Biochemical markers of hypertension and chronic renal failure in a Gulf Arab population of the United Arab Emirates
… When combined all CRF subjects, regardless of dialysis, total and LDL-cholesterol were unchanged, TO and free cholesterol (FC) were raised and HDL-cholesterol levels and the percentage of esterified cholesterol (EC) were significantly decreased compared to controls. Plasma NEFA levels for …