Associations between the duration of dialysis, endotoxemia, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, and the effects of a short-dwell exchange in patients requiring continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
Endotoxemia is exaggerated and contributes to systemic inflammation and atherosclerosis in patients requiring continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The risk of mortality is substantially increased in patients requiring CAPD for >2 years. However, little is known about the effects of l...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4186838?pdf=render |