INTRADIALYTIC ORAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS AND SURVIVAL IN MAINTENANCE HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS

Use of intradialytic oral nutritional supplements (ONS) improve nutritional biomarkers but an association with survival has not been proven. We evaluated mortality, comparing patients with serum albumin ≤3.5 g/dL who received monitored ONS (at no patient cost) during chronic outpatient hemodialysis...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Lacson, Weiling Wang Jr., Barbara Zebrowski, Rebecca Wingard, Raymond Hakim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-06-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212004834