A new cross-sectional study reports that a greater number of patients on peritoneal dialysis are affected by gastrointestinal symptoms compared with those on hemodialysis. Salamon and colleagues found that 85% of patients on peritoneal dialysis had at least one gastrointestinal symptom compared with 51% of patients on hemodialysis. More peritoneal dialysis patients also had reduced food intake and reported that they had attempted dietary changes to alleviate symptoms.
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Salamon, K. et al. Peritoneal dialysis patients have higher prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms than hemodialysis patients. J. Ren. Nutr. doi:10.1053/j.jrn.2012.02.007
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Gastrointestinal symptoms in patients on peritoneal dialysis. Nat Rev Nephrol 8, 434 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2012.126
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2012.126