Saliva as an alternative to blood in the determination of uremic state in adult patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Renata Prata Cunha Bernardes RodriguesWalbert de Andrade VieiraWalter Luiz SiqueiraCauane BlumenbergÍtalo de Macedo BernardinoSérgio Vitorino CardosoCarlos Flores-MirLuiz Renato Paranhos

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2020)

Chronic kidney disease patients could receive a clinically significant benefit from replacing blood with saliva for potentially monitoring renal function. Saliva collection presents greater simplicity, comfort, safety, and lower collection cost.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
solid phase extraction
young adults
patient reported outcomes
high resolution
molecularly imprinted