Differences between Measured Total Nitrogen Losses in Spent Peritoneal Dialysate Effluent and Estimated Nitrogen Losses

• Main Authors: Surachet Vongsanim, Clara Salame, Simon Eaton, George Grimble, Andrew Davenport
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Nursing
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85055030075&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62842
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2018 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Objective: Patients treated by peritoneal dialysis (PD) are at increased risk of muscle wasting, and clinical guidelines recommend assessing dietary intake, by calculating protein equivalent of nitrogen appearance (PNA) to assure protein sufficiency. The PNA e...