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Consequences of peritonitis episodes appearing late during peritoneal dialysis (PD) in patients able to continue PD.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10649718     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The lack of specific information on the peritoneal-function consequences of late peritonitis episodes, and the concern about long-term consequences of peritoneal dialysis (PD), have prompted us to study the peritoneal function of long-term PD patients after a late peritonitis episode. The question is: Is the peritoneum more vulnerable to infections, in terms of functional effects, after a long time on PD? Forty-nine patients observed from baseline to the first year of PD with no peritonitis constituted the "early" control group; 31 other patients had one episode of peritonitis in the same period. Twenty-seven patients with no peritonitis from the fourth to fifth years comprised the "late" control group; 15 other patients had one episode during the same period. The results presented here suggest that peritoneal vulnerability to infectious episodes depends on the PD stage in which they appeared. Certainly, episodes with similar aggressive capacity in terms of inflammation duration (3-4 days) happening during the fifth year led to a loss of ultrafiltration (UF) capacity that does not appear in patients who suffer an episode during the first PD year. A remarkable feature is that this UF-capacity decrease is not accompanied by the usual creatinine mass transfer coefficient increase. This fact suggests that the dependence between peritoneal-glucose-gradient maintenance and water transport has been partially modified over time on PD. In conclusion, late mild peritonitis has distinct peritoneal-function consequences relative to early peritonitis. Patients who continue PD after one late episode showed an accentuation of the usual change which happens on long-term PD, the loss of peritoneal ultrafiltration capacity.
Authors:
R Selgas; A Paiva; M A Bajo; A Cirugeda; A Aguilera; C Díaz; C Hevia
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Advances in peritoneal dialysis. Conference on Peritoneal Dialysis     Volume:  14     ISSN:  1197-8554     ISO Abbreviation:  Adv Perit Dial     Publication Date:  1998  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-02-10     Completed Date:  2000-02-10     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9104803     Medline TA:  Adv Perit Dial     Country:  CANADA    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  168-72     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Hospital Universitario De La Princesa, Madrid, Spain.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Creatinine / metabolism
Humans
Peritoneal Dialysis / adverse effects*
Peritoneum / metabolism
Peritonitis / complications,  etiology*
Time Factors
Ultrafiltration
Urea / metabolism
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
57-13-6/Urea; 60-27-5/Creatinine

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