2 results match your criteria: "Peritoneal Dialysis Unit - Galilee Medical Center.[Affiliation]"
Does Whey Protein Supplementation Improve the Nutritional Status in Hypoalbuminemic Peritoneal Dialysis Patients?
Ther Apher Dial
October 2017
Faculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel.
Limited data are available regarding the effects of whey protein on the nutritional status of the peritoneal dialysis population. This study evaluated the effects of whey protein supplementation for 12 weeks on the nutritional status in hypoalbuminemic peritoneal dialysis patients. Thirty-six stable adult patients on maintenance peritoneal dialysis with serum albumin levels <3.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFShear wave elastography imaging for assessing the chronic pathologic changes in advanced diabetic kidney disease.
Ther Clin Risk Manag
November 2016
Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Peritoneal Dialysis Unit - Galilee Medical Center.
Objective: The assessment of the grade of renal fibrosis in diabetic kidney disease (DKD) requires renal biopsy, which may be associated with certain risks. To assess the severity of chronic pathologic changes in DKD, we performed a quantitative analysis of renal parenchymal stiffness in advanced DKD, using shear wave elastography (SWE) imaging.
Patients And Methods: Twenty-nine diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) grades 3-4 due to DKD, and 23 healthy subjects were enrolled.