Proceedings of the RPA, NIDDK Meeting
1994 Joint Annual Meeting in Conjunction with Renal Physicians Association Annual Membership Meeting. "Blood Purification", Vol 12, No 1 (1994). Special Topic Issue: Blood Purification 1994, Vol. 12, No. 1
Published on 5. August 1994
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84 pages
978-3-8055-6029-0 (ISBN)
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Despite improvements in dialysis technology, the mortality rate in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients remains high. Therefore, there is a pressing need for adequate basic and clinical research in this area by organizations active in this field. This publication contains state-of-the-art articles illustrating the breadth of research required to deal with the fundamental questions in the search for improved treatment and care of the dialysis population. Topics discussed include cardiovascular issues in ESRD, adequacy of dialysis, nutrition and infection. The articles emphasize the continuous operation that is needed between organizations, such as the Renal Physicians Association, the DKUHD and the American Society of Nephrology, to advance the knowledge in this field and ultimately lead to prevention of ESRD or at least to the improvement of morbidity within this population.
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Editorial, M.J. Scherbenske et al; erythropoietin overview - 1993, A.R. Nissenson; use of drugs in patients with renal insufficiency - workshop report, G. Aronoff et al; outcome measurement in kidney disease, R.M. Kaplan and R. Metha; vascular biology - relevance of nitric oxide in vascular and nonvascular tissue with normal and decreased renal function, R.C. Blantz; T-cell function in chronic renal failure and dialysis, C.J. Kelly; quantitation of dialysis - the importance of membrane and middle molecules, A.K. Cheung; serum advanced glycosylation end products - a new class of uremic toxins?, H. Vlassara; hyperlipidemia of chronic renal failure, G.A. Kaysen; nutritional assessment, J.E. Harrison and K.G. McNeill; biomaterials for haemodialysis access, K. Johansen et al; noninvasive cardiac testing in the end-stage renal disease patient, R.A. Wilson et al.