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Hemodialysis (HD) is the most worldwide prescribed renal replacement therapy for patients with end-stage renal disease. This treatment that relies heavily on technology has undergone major modifications in the last five decades in order to improve patients' outcomes. Those changes that aimed at
Introduction:
Vitamin D is a versatile signaling molecule with a well-established role in the regulation of calcium homeostasis and bone health. The spectrum of vitamin D target-organs has expanded and it has been suggested that vitamin D influences the immune system, endocrine organs such as
Comparative study including
- 20 consecutive patients with Martorell HYTILU
- 10 consecutive patients with Calciphylaxis (calcific uremic arteriolopathy)
- 20 patients with venous ulcer
The following parameters are measured in the blood serum:
White blood count; c-reactive protein; creatinine;
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main causes of death and hospitalization in patients affected by ESRD . The risk of death from CVD is already detectable in the early steps of chronic renal failure and it is from 20 to 30 times higher than in the general population. In ESRD patients the
Background:
Guidelines are currently promoted as a means for linking evidence based medicine to clinical practice and for reducing variation in clinical practice (1). However, there is ample evidence that implementation of evidence-based recommendations for prevention and management of renal disease
Overall study design
This is a single-center randomized placebo control study on 60 prevalent PD patients.
Recruitment phase will take up to 12 months, and the study phase will be 1 year. Study code will only be revealed at the end of the study period or if patients develop serious adverse