Rate of decline of residual renal function is associated with all-cause mortality and technique failure in patients on long-term peritoneal dialysis

Liao, Chuyang; Chen, Yung‐Ming; Shiao, Chih‐Chung; Hu, Fu‐Chang; Huang, Jenq‐Wen; Kao, T.-W.; Chuang, Hsueh-Fang; Hung, Kuan‐Yu; Wu, Kwan‐Dun; Tsai, Tun‐Jun

doi:10.1093/ndt/gfp056

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Rate of decline of residual renal function is associated with all-cause mortality and technique failure in patients on long-term peritoneal dialysis

Published in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation • Feb 18, 2009

Authors:

Chuyang Liao

Yung‐Ming Chen

Chih‐Chung Shiao

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Residual renal function (RRF) at the initiation of peritoneal dialysis (PD) therapy can predict patient outcome. However, RRF declines with time at variable rates in different patients. This study was performed to compare the impact of baseline RRF and the rate of RRF decline on patient ...

Subject

Medicine

Peritoneal dialysis

Renal function

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