Peritoneal dialysis-related infections recommendations: 2010 update

PKT Li, CC Szeto, B Piraino… - Peritoneal dialysis …, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Peritonitis remains a leading complication of perito-neal dialysis (PD). Around 18% of the
infection-related mortality in PD patients is the result of peritonitis. Although less than 4% of …

ISPD peritonitis recommendations: 2016 update on prevention and treatment

PKT Li, CC Szeto, B Piraino… - Peritoneal Dialysis …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Peritonitis is a common and serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Although less
than 5% of peritonitis episodes result in death, peritonitis is the direct or major contributing …

Peritoneal dialysis-related infections recommendations: 2005 update

…, C Holmes, EJ Kuijper, PKT Li… - Peritoneal Dialysis …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Peritonitis remains a leading complication of perito-neal dialysis (PD). It contributes to
technique failure and hospitalization, and sometimes is associated with death of the patient. …

ISPD peritonitis guideline recommendations: 2022 update on prevention and treatment

PKT Li, KM Chow, Y Cho, S Fan… - Peritoneal dialysis …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis is a serious complication of PD and prevention
and treatment of such is important in reducing patient morbidity and mortality. The ISPD …

Cardiac valve calcification as an important predictor for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in long-term peritoneal dialysis patients: a prospective study

…, M Wang, J Woo, CWK Lam, PKT Li… - Journal of the …, 2003 - journals.lww.com
ABSTRACT. Calcification complications are frequent among long-term dialysis patients.
However, the prognostic implication of cardiac valve calcification in this population is not known. …

[HTML][HTML] KDIGO clinical practice guideline on the evaluation and care of living kidney donors

…, MA Bakr, L Gallon, CA Garvey, S Guleria, PKT Li… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
The 2017 Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Clinical Practice Guideline
on the Evaluation and Care of Living Kidney Donors is intended to assist medical …

Changes in the worldwide epidemiology of peritoneal dialysis

PKT Li, KM Chow, MWM Van de Luijtgaarden… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
As the global burden of chronic kidney disease continues to increase, so does the need for
a cost-effective renal replacement therapy. In many countries, patient outcomes with …

Associations of serum fetuin-A with malnutrition, inflammation, atherosclerosis and valvular calcification syndrome and outcome in peritoneal dialysis patients

…, IHS Chan, P Gao, SF Lui, PKT Li… - Nephrology dialysis …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background. Fetuin-A (α 2 -Heremans Schmid glycoprotein) has recently been identified as
a circulating inhibitor of calcification and is regulated as a negative acute phase protein. …

Melamine toxicity and the kidney

AK Hau, TH Kwan, PK Li - Journal of the American Society of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
The toxicity of melamine caught the attention of physicians as a result of a recent spate of
renal injury after exposure to melamine-tainted milk in China. Melamine is an organic …

Acute kidney injury: global health alert

PKT Li, EA Burdmann, RL Mehta - Arab journal of nephrology and …, 2013 - ajol.info
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is increasingly prevalent in developing and developed countries and
is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Most etiologies of AKI can be prevented …