Publications by authors named "Aura Necoara"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the impact of Ketoanalogues on renal function in advanced chronic kidney disease patients following a very low-protein diet.
- It evaluates changes in renal function and various health metrics over 6, 12, and 24 months for patients on a low-protein diet with or without Ketoanalogues.
- Results indicate that Ketoanalogues significantly protect kidney function and improve bone mineral metabolism compared to a diet without them, despite no significant differences in protein intake between the two groups.
Background&aims: Patients with end-stage renal failure on chronic hemodialysis present an important risk of malnutrition, which is associated with a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. Meals during the dialysis session are important for maintaining the nutritional status of dialysis patients but represent a risk for intradialytic hypotension. During the COVID-19 pandemic, several dialysis centers stopped providing meals during the dialysis session as a protective measure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The methods of estimating vascular access (VA) flow rates are usually based on the indicator dilution theory by measuring recirculation during dialysis sessions.
Methods: This is an observational study comparing the VA flow rates measured by NIKKISO DBB-EXA™ and Transonic®. Sixty-five patients (38 M/27 F, mean age 72 ± 10 years) participated in the study.