A feasibility study of avoiding positive calcium balance and parathyroid hormone increase in patients on peritoneal dialysis

Background: The effect of the dialysate calcium concentration (D[Ca]) on mineral and bone metabolism in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) is overlooked. D[Ca] of 1.75 mmol/L is still prescribed to many patients on PD around the world. Previous studies on the effects of reducing D[Ca] have been ca...

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Main Authors: Maria Clara Teixeira Piraciaba, Lilian Cordeiro, Erica Adelina Guimarães, Hugo Abensur, Benedito Jorge Pereira, Vanda Jorgetti, Rosa Maria Affonso Moysés, Rosilene Motta Elias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:Bone Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352187222004594