Pulmonary Diffusion Capacity for Carbon Monoxide (DLCO) in Indonesian Patients with End-stage Renal Disease

• Published in: Mædica Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 235 - 241
• Main Authors: Batubara, Taruli Loura, Yunus, Faisal, Ratnawati, Yassir, Nurwidya, Fariz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Romania TARUS MEDIA 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Original Paper

End-stage renal disease affects all systems in human including the respiratory system. This study aimed to discover the lung diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO) in chronic hemodialysis patients and to establish its relation to several demographic and clinical factors as well as spirometry p...