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Sherman, Richard A.
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HEMODIALYSIS , *EPIDEMIOLOGY , *MORTALITY , *ELECTRON beam research , *THROMBOCYTOPENIA ,CARDIOVASCULAR disease related mortality - Abstract
The article offers information on various studies related to dialysis. The use of sevelamer was linked with a higher mortality rate as revealed at a Cox analysis. A "reverse epidemiology" associated with high cholesterol levels and lower cardiovascular mortality has been found at a study of 1191 chronic dialysis patients. A Canadian study has revealed that the use of electron beam sterilized dialyzers was associated with postdialysis thrombocytopenia.
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- 2012
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