2012
Peritoneal dialysis in patients 75 years of age and older--a 22-year experience.
Taveras AE, Bekui AM, Gorban-Brennan N, Raducu R, Finkelstein FO. Peritoneal dialysis in patients 75 years of age and older--a 22-year experience. Advances In Peritoneal Dialysis 2012, 28: 84-8. PMID: 23311220.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatients 75 yearsQuality of lifePeritoneal dialysisElderly patientsYounger patientsPeritonitis rateTechnique failureSF-36End-stage renal diseaseGlobal QOLRisk of peritonitisMental component scorePhysical component scoreSF-36 questionnaireTechnique failure ratesYears of ageComponent scoresBasic demographic dataReasonable modalityPeritonitis episodesRenal diseaseDepression QuestionnaireQoL assessmentDepression scoresMortality rate
2007
Brain natriuretic peptide and impedance cardiography to assess volume status in peritoneal dialysis patients.
Granja CA, Tailor PT, Gorban-Brennan N, Francis J, Bekui A, Finkelstein FO. Brain natriuretic peptide and impedance cardiography to assess volume status in peritoneal dialysis patients. Advances In Peritoneal Dialysis 2007, 23: 155-60. PMID: 17886624.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain natriuretic peptidePeritoneal dialysis patientsVolume statusClinical assessmentDialysis patientsNatriuretic peptideEnd-stage renal diseaseStable peritoneal dialysis patientsChronic PD patientsPlasma BNP concentrationSystolic blood pressureLogistic regression analysisHypovolemic groupPD facilitiesBNP concentrationsBlood pressureRenal diseaseDiastolic pressurePD patientsRoutine visitsClinical evaluationBioimpedance cardiographySupine positionExclusion criteriaPatients