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Frailty is associated with technique failure and mortality in prevalent home dialysis patients
(2017-08-04)
Dialysis, while life preserving, is associated with poor quality of life and high healthcare costs. Home dialysis modalities offer
equivalent survival to in-center dialysis but have quality of life advantages and reduced ...
Epidemiology of Lower Limb Disease in Persons with Chronic Kidney Disease
(2016)
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major public health problem with an increasing incidence and
prevalence worldwide. Patients with CKD, and particularly those with kidney failure on dialysis, have
exceedingly high rates ...
Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters for the Treatment of Refractory Ascites
(2018-08-23)
Liver Cirrhosis, remains an incurable disease with many complications including ascites. Ascites develops in most patients and has been associated with higher mortality, poor quality of life (QOL), risk of infections, and ...