November 12, 2010Open Access

Peritoneal Albumin and Protein Losses Do Not Predict Outcome in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

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Baseline peritoneal albumin and protein clearances are associated with signs of comorbidity, but this does not have a measurable effect on patient survival.

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Balafa et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dff740f3745b3748255667 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.2215/cjn.05540610

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