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SUBMITTER: Giang LM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3245831 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Giang Lena M LM Weiner Daniel E DE Agganis Brian T BT Scott Tammy T Sorensen Eric P EP Tighiouart Hocine H Sarnak Mark J MJ
American journal of nephrology 20101021 1
<h4>Background/aims</h4>Cognitive impairment is common in hemodialysis patients and may be impacted by multiple patient and treatment characteristics. The impact of dialysis dose on cognitive function remains uncertain, particularly in the current era of increased dialysis dose and flux.<h4>Methods</h4>We explored the cross-sectional relationship between dialysis adequacy and cognitive function in a cohort of maintenance hemodialysis patients. Adequacy was defined as the average of the 3 most pr ...[more]