Nutritional status and body composition after 6 months of patients switching from continuous ambulatorial peritoneal dialysis to automated peritoneal dialysis

Nutritional status and body composition after 6 months of patients switching from continuous ambulatorial peritoneal dialysis to automated peritoneal dialysis

Our objective was to determine if automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) leads to changes in nutritional parameters of patients treated by continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Twenty-six patients (15 males; 50.5 ± 14.3 years) were evaluated during CAPD while training for APD and after 3 an...

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Main Authors: M.G. Garcia-Lopes, R.G. Agliussi, C.M. Avesani, S.R. Manfredi, A.P. Bazanelli, M.A. Kamimura, S.A. Draibe, L. Cuppari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2008-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Subjects:
Chronic kidney disease
Peritoneal dialysis
Body composition
Nutritional parameters
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