Journal article
Peritoneal dialysis outcomes in a modern cohort of overweight patients
Abstract
BackgroundThe incidence of obesity is increasing both in the general population and in incident dialysis patients. While there is evidence that being overweight is associated with good outcomes in hemodialysis, the evidence in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients is not very clear. We studied a modern cohort of PD patients to examine outcomes in large patients.MethodsForty-three patients who started PD, who weighed more than 90 kg at dialysis …
Authors
Ananthakrishnan S; Sekercioglu N; Elias RM; Kim J; Oreopoulos D; Chu M; Bargman JM
Journal
International Urology and Nephrology, Vol. 46, No. 1, pp. 183–189
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
January 2014
DOI
10.1007/s11255-013-0472-5
ISSN
0301-1623