Journal Watch
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PD Dose Needs Adjustment for Activity Level
Is one PD Kt/Vurea level the same in a sedentary older person as it is in an active younger one? NO, finds a new study that looked at energy expenditure in 148 PD patients. Adjusting Kt for resting energy use showed that women received less PD than men, younger people received less PD than older ones, and working people received less PD than unemployed ones—among other significant differences.
Read the abstract » | (added 2016-10-13)
Tags: Hemodialysis
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Considering Alternative Markers for Dialysis Dose
A new review article looks at the impact of longer and/or more frequent, high-dose HD on dialysis adequacy—and inadequacy. Some uremic solutes come from nutrient intake and others don’t. For nutrient-based solutes, the authors suggest using inorganic phosphorus and protein-bound wastes as markers to develop new dose measures. For non-nutrient based middle molecules, they suggest beta-2-microglobulin measurement.
Read the abstract » | (added 2016-09-14)
Tags: Hemodialysis
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10-year Experience with Incremental PD
People who start dialysis with residual function may not need full-on, four- exchanges-per-day PD. This center reports excellent clinical experiences using incremental PD, 1-2 dwells per day, until residual function dropped (a mean of 17 months), finding no differences between an incremental and a standard PD start—and better maintenance of residual function.
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Which Tidal PD Setting is Most Efficient?
A study of 5 different tidal prescriptions for automated PD (APD) were used with six low-average and six high-average transporters. There were significant differences in urea and creatinine clearance between the prescriptions.
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Risk Factors for Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis (EPS)
In a study of 703 PD patients between 1980 and 2015 at two centers, the 44 who developed EPS were more likely to have had a history of peritonitis, which rose with the duration of time on PD. The use of biocompatible PD fluid reduced the risk.
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Exploding PD Myths
Misconceptions about who will be a “good PD patient” have unnecessarily limited PD updake, increased transfers to in-center HD, and raised costs. Get the straight story!
Read the abstract » | (added 2016-09-14)
Tags: Hemodialysis
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Personal Support Workers for Home HD
Oh, Canada. The Canadians are out ahead of the US in virtually every dialysis parameter and they innovate constantly. Now, they have introduced a concept that CMS threw out with the bathwater in the 1980s—assisted home HD. A pilot project to dialyze six patients at home with personal support workers projected that costs would still be lower than for in-center HD. Phase 2 of the project includes 8 hospitals and 67 patients.
Read the abstract » | (added 2016-09-14)
Tags: Hemodialysis
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VIPs in Dialysis Modality Choice
Whose opinion matters most to patients when it comes time to make a dialysis decision? In New Zealand, at least, it’s the nephrologist—even though respondents thought it would be predialysis nurses. In fact, a 1-point increase in nephrologist decisional power increased the rate of home therapies by 6.1%.
Read the abstract » | (added 2016-09-14)
Tags: Hemodialysis
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Weighing PD Catheter Techniques: Surgical vs. Percutaneous
Which is better for placement of a PD catheter—surgery, or use of a tiny incision and guidewire to push the tube through the skin (percutaneous). An analysis of 10 studies with 1,626 patients found no difference in 1-year catheter survival or the rate of peritonitis, tunnel/exit site infection, leaks, obstructions, bleeding, or hernias between the two techniques. But, there were fewer mechanical problems with the percutaneous approach.
Read the abstract » | (added 2016-08-09)
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Overhydration and Mortality Risk on PD
When PD does not remove enough water, the resulting overhydration is a major risk factor for death. A study of 54 PD patients between 2008 and 2015 measured with bioimpedance technology were divided into normohydrated and overhydrated groups. Older age, low diastolic blood pressure and overhydration predicted mortality.
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