New polymethylmethacrylate membrane, NF-U, improves nutritional status and reduces patient-reported symptoms in older dialysis patients

New polymethylmethacrylate membrane, NF-U, improves nutritional status and reduces patient-reported symptoms in older dialysis patients

Abstract Introduction We previously reported the nutritional advantage of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) membranes to prevent the progression of malnutrition in dialysis patients. In this study, we examined whether a new PMMA dialyzer, NF-U, has advantages to improve the nutritional condition, patien...

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Main Authors: Tetsuro Chida, Hiroyuki Igarashi, Ikuto Masakane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
Subjects:
Polymethylmethacrylate
Malnutrition
Patient-reported outcomes
Dialysis-related fatigue
Older dialysis patient
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-022-00400-z

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