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P Gilli

Publications and source records attributed to P Gilli.

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PubMed1980

Positive aluminium balance in patients on regular peritoneal treatment: an effect of low dialysate pH?

Aluminium concentration was determined in dialysates used for HD and for PD and in the serum of normal subjects and of uraemic patients on treatment with HD and with PD. The main finding of this study was that serum A1 levels are significantly higher in patients on PD than in patients on HD. We conclude that the use of dialysates with pH less than 5.5 could contribute to a positive balance of A1 during PD.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1980

Impairment of the mental status of patients on regular dialysis treatment.

The purpose of this study was to assess the mental status of 42 patients on regular dialysis treatment (RDT) by using the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS). Findings were correlated with serum aluminium levels, PTH levels, residual renal function (RRF) and duration of RDT. An impairment of neuropsychological performance related to the duration of RDT was found. However, a possible role of PTH and of absence of RRF could not be excluded. These observations suggest that standard haemodialysis strategies are not able to prevent pathological changes in the brain of uraemic patients.

Adolescent↗