HEMODIALYSIS

Herselman, M., Esau, N., Kruger, J-M., Labadarios, D. & Moosa, M.R. (2010) Relationship between body mass index and mortality in adults on maintenance hemodialysis: a systemic review*. Journal of Renal Nutrition. July:Online.

Objective: The primary objective of this systematic review was to determine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Design: Systematic review of primarily observational studies. Patients: Adult patients from all gender, race, or ethnic groups on maintenance hemodialysis. Methods: Medline, Science Citation Index, Academic Search Premier, Coch...

Herselman, M., Esau, N., Kruger, J.-M., Labadarios, D. & Moosa, M.R. (2010) Relationship between serum protein and mortality in adults on long-term hemodialysis: exhaustive review and meta-analysis. Nutrition. 26:10-32.

The aim of this exhaustive review and meta-analysis was to explore the relation among serum protein, inflammatory markers, and all-cause and cardiovascular mortalities in adult patients on maintenance hemodialysis. We searched the Medline, Science Citation Index, Academic Search Premier, Cochrane Library, and Embase electronic data bases. Data extraction and quality assessment were done indepen...