Initiation of dialysis at higher GFRs: Is the apparent rising tide of early dialysis harmful or helpful

Kidney International

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 257-261

  Rosansky, Steven Jay ^a   Clark, William F ^b   Eggers, Paul ^c   Glassock, Richard J ^d  

^a WJB Dorn VA Medical Center   (United States)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic dialysis; Chronic renal failure; ESRD; Hemodialysis adequacy; Hemodialysis hazards

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; UREA;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST OF ILLNESS; CREATININE CLEARANCE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MORTALITY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67651121711     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ki.2009.161     Document Type: Short Survey

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