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Results of weekly phosphate (Pi) removal by hemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) procedures. The amount of Pi removed weekly by HD sessions three times a week was 2388–3006 mg/week in eleven patients. The removal by CAPD with residual kidney function was 2300 ± 113 mg/week in 13 patients, less than that by HD. These amounts of Pi removed by conventional dialysis therapy alone are insufficient, and this is why a Pi binder is used.
