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Hemofiltration and Peritoneal Dialysis in Infection-Associated Acute Renal Failure in Vietnam

2002; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 347; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejmoa020074

1533-4406

Nguyen Hoan Phu, Tran Tinh Hien, Nguyen Thi Hoang, Tran Thi Hong Chau, Ly Van Chuong, Pham Phu Loc, Christopher G. Winearls, Jeremy Farrar, Nicholas J. White, Nicholas Day,

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In some parts of the world, peritoneal dialysis is widely used for renal replacement in acute renal failure. In resource-rich countries, it has been supplanted in recent years by hemodialysis and, most recently, by hemofiltration and associated techniques. The relative efficacy of peritoneal dialysis and hemofiltration is not known.