Aim. To assess the diagnostic value of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in hemodialysis (HD) patients.Material and methods. A total of 80 patients over the age of 18 with an end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on HD were ... DS Sedov,E Fedotov,A Rebrov - 《Russian...
at 6 months. ASEX showed good internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha's 0.89 and 0.90) and test-retest reliability (r=0.88, P<0.001). Convergent validity of ASEX was measured by means of the scales' correlation with the psychiatrists' assessment for the presence of SD (r=0.53, P<0.001)...
QoL, assessed by using an unvalidated scoring tool, appeared to be significantly improved in patients on HDF therapy than those on HD therapy (1 trial, 67 patients; WMD, 0.6; 95% CI, 0.3 to 0.9), but this was not evident when validated QoL assessment tools were used. Use of AFB ...
For that reason there was a rapid increase in the proportion of children on renal replacement therapy (RRT) surviving by the means of CAPD between 1980 and 1987, as it was reported in the EDTA registry. By the end of 1987 28% of the european children on dialysis were treated by CAPD ...