Influence of dialysate temperature on creatinine peritoneal clearance in peritoneal dialysis patients: a randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (PD) are encouraged to warm dialysate to 37 °C before peritoneal infusion; main international PD guidelines do not provide specific recommendation, and patients generally warm dialysate batches partially or do not warm them at all. Warming of dialysate is a time-consuming procedure, not free from potential risks (i.e. degradation of glucose), and should be justified by a clear clinical benefit.

Methods

We designed a single blind randomized controlled trial where 18 stable PD patients were randomized to receive a peritoneal equilibration test either with dialysate at a controlled temperature of 37 °C (intervention group) or with dialysate warmed with conventional methods (control group). Primary end-point was a

SUBMITTER: Fontana F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7590605 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature