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Effect of essential amino acids (EAA) on chronic hemodialysis (CHD) patients (PTS)
Transactions - American Society for Artificial Internal Organs
|January 1, 1982
Abstract:
1. Oral administration of EAA and calories was demonstrated to improve nutritional status of chronic stable hemodialysis patients. 2. This improvement was manifested by an increase of hematocrit, total protein, serum albumin, transferrin, and TLC in those patients with low values, as well as an increase in cortical and trabecular bone thickness. 3. Improvement occurred in patients receiving a diet with one gm protein/kg/day. 4. Administration of calories without EAA did not show any beneficial effect.