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Safety of Weight Loss Diets in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Author(s) -
Wolfson Marsha
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
seminars in dialysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1525-139X
pISSN - 0894-0959
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-139x.1998.tb00378.x
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , weight loss , caloric intake , dialysis , obligate , intensive care medicine , body weight , surgery , obesity , ecology , biology
An obese CCPD patient of mine wants to diet and lose weight. She uses all 2.5% dextrose dialysate, 12 L daily and weighs 68 kg. Given the obligate caloric load from the dextrose and the high‐protein needs, can such a patient diet safely?