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ArticleBMC nephrology2020

Changes in pulmonary restrictive parameters by intensive home hemodialysis: a case report.

Thatsaphan Srithongkul, Owen D Lyons, Rose Faratro, Christopher T Chan

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Article in BMC nephrology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Thatsaphan SrithongkulDivision of Nephrology, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street, 8N room 846, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada.
Owen D LyonsDepartment of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Rose FaratroUniversity Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Christopher T ChanDivision of Nephrology, University of Toronto, 200 Elizabeth Street, 8N room 846, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada. christopher.chan@uhn.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-0947-7273
University Health Network · CAWomen's College Hospital · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) are at an increased risk for restrictive lung disease due to accumulation of uremic toxins and volume overload. Hemodialysis is the preferred treatment for improving lung function in dialysis patients. However, the effects of fluid removal and solute clearance by hemodialysis on lung function remain unclear. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of restrictive lung disorder in a hemodialysis patient, who showed improvement in both clinical and spirometric lung function after initiation of intensive home hemodialysis (32 h per week).

conclusionIntensive hemodialysis augments fluid removal and solute clearance, which in turn may improve restrictive lung function.

Indexed as

AsthmaBronchodilator AgentsDyspneaExercise ToleranceHemodialysis, HomeHumansKidney Failure, ChronicLung DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedSpirometryTotal Lung CapacityTreatment OutcomeVital CapacityBronchodilator AgentsCase reportHome hemodialysisIntensive hemodialysisRestrictive lung disorder

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PMID32746797
PMCPMC7397629
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