Survival during renal replacement therapy of patients previously treated with a very low-protein diet supplemented with ketoacids : the Italian experience.

Survival during renal replacement therapy of patients previously treated with a very low-protein diet supplemented with ketoacids : the Italian experience.

In the course of chronic renal failure, low protein-diets allow better control of metabolic disorders and may delay the start of renal replacement therapy (RRT). However, concerns exist that a very low protein diet supplemented with ketoacids (sVLPD) worsens survival after starting RRT. To evaluate...

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Main Authors: A Cupisti, P Chiodini, M Pezzotta, B F Viola, L De Nicola, R Minutolo, G Barsotti, G Piccoli, B Di Iorio, V Bellizzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-06-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212003993

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