How to preserve residual renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease and on dialysis?
A review is given on various aspects of GFR in patients with chronic kidney disease and in dialysis patients. These include the measurement of GFR, measures to preserve GFR in chronic kidney disease and dialysis, the importance of residual GFR in dialysis patients and factors that influence GFR in patients treated with haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Keywords: glomerular filtration rate; residual GFR; haemodialysis; poritoneal dialysis; chronic kidney disease; dialysis dose CiteULike Connotea Del.icio.us What’s this?