Fig. 3
From: Mineral bone disorders (MBD) in patients on peritoneal dialysis
Changes in serum calcium (S-Ca) and serum phosphorus (S-Pi) in the low-Ca dialysate (LCD) and standard-Ca dialysate (SCD) groups [28]. The percentages of SCD, LCD, and the combination of SCD and LCD were respectively 49%, 50%, and 1% at initiation and 40%, 38%, and 22% at the time of the survey. These findings show that LCD is a convenient means of producing sufficient serum reserve to increase the doses of CaCO3 and vitamin D analogs