Journal Watch
Dialysis Adequacy Predicts Sexual Function
A study comparing men and women doing HD (n=70) or PD (n=57) to healthy male (n=65) and female (n=48) volunteers assessed sexual function, depression, anxiety, and health-related quality of life. In men, dialysis adequacy was the most important factor in sexual function. In women, dialysis adequacy and depression were both significant. Inadequate dialysis worsened sexual function and was associated with more anxiety and depression, and—in men—reduced health-related quality of life.
Read the abstract » | (added 2020-07-10)
Tags: Adecuación De Diálisis, Ansiedad, Anxiety, Dialysis Adequacy
PD Probiotics, Malnutrition, and Health-related Quality of Life
In a controlled trial that randomized 116 PD patients into a probiotic and a control group, 2 months of probiotics reduced inflammation markers (HS-CRP and IL-6), and significantly improved serum albumin, upper arm circumference, and triceps skinfold thickness. The probiotic group also had higher physical and social functioning scores.
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Tags: Biochemical, Physical Functioning, Probiotic Supplementation
Starting with PD Better than Switching to it from HD
A metaanalysis comparing patients who started with PD to those who began HD and then switched to PD after 3 months found significantly better overall and technique survival in the PD first group. There were no significant differences in the peritonitis rate.
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Tags: Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Renal Replacement Therapy
Soy Isoflavones Reduce Heart Disease Risk Factors in PD
A trial randomly assigned 40 PD patients to a soy isoflavone or placebo group, and took several measures of inflammation at baseline and 8 weeks. At the end of the study, those in the soy group had significant decreases in serum VCAM-1 and serum ICAM-1, two cardiovascular disease risk factors in PD patients
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10-year PD Survival
In a group of 533 incident PD patients (mean starting age of 48 +16 years) followed from 2006 until 2018, survival at 1 year was 93%, at 3 years 81%, at 5 years 64%, and at 10 years 36%. Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) occurred in 1.3%.
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Safety of Bedside PD Catheter Placement During COVID-19
Urgent-start PD is being used to address acute kidney injury due to COVID-19. A New York hospital successfully placed 14 PD catheters bedside to minimize use of critical hospital resources. The catheter did not work in one patient, who required HD. Another had bleeding stopped with compression and withholding of anticoagulants. The remaining 12 worked at follow up (3-18 days), with long-term follow-up suggested.
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Does Extended Hour HD Helps Survival After Returning to Standard HD?
In an analysis of data from the ACTIVE Dialysis Trial, 200 standard HD patients were randomly assigned to 12 or 24 hours of treatment per week for a year, with follow up at 24, 36, and 60 months after a return to 12 hours of treatment per week. Long-term survival was not improved.
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Tags: Mortality, End Stage Kidney Disease, Hemodialysis, Randomized Controlled Trial
Blood Vessel Damage Key to Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis (EPS)
A study evaluated tissue samples from 174 PD patients with EDS and had used either conventional or neutral pH, low glucose degradation product PD solution. The conventional PD solution group had less angiogenesis but more severe blood vessel damage (P <0.001) and a higher rate of EPS relapse. Blood vessel damage was milder in the neutral pH group.
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Physical Activity and Survival in PD
Among 79 PD patients, fat and muscle mass, strength, and physical performance were not different between patients who were alive 2 years later and those who were not. However, the odds of death were 7.4 times higher in those whose level of physical activity was below the group’s median.
Read the abstract » | (added 2020-05-12)
Are PD eHealth Initiatives Ready for Prime Time?
A review of 15 studies (n=1,334) of use of telemedicine and eHealth to support PD self-management found bias and low-quality evidence that made a metaanalysis impossible. While no adverse effects of eHealth interventions were reported, effectiveness was mixed. Better quality evidence is needed.
Read the abstract » | (added 2020-05-12)
Tags: Digital Health, EHealth, Peritoneal Dialysis, Evidence