Open AccessEffect of the Dialysis Fluid Buffer on Peritoneal Membrane Function in Children
Author(s) -
Claus Peter Schmitt,
Barbara Nau,
Gita Gemulla,
Klaus E. Bonzel,
Teemu Hölttä,
Sara Testa,
Michel Fischbach,
Ulrike John,
Markus J. Kemper,
Anja Sander,
Klaus Arbeiter,
Franz Schaefer
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00690112
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , renal function , membrane , peritoneal fluid , dialysis , urology , biochemistry , chemistry
Double-chamber peritoneal dialysis fluids exert less toxicity by their neutral pH and reduced glucose degradation product content. The role of the buffer compound (lactate and bicarbonate) has not been defined in humans.
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