Peritoneal dialysis and heparin.
In a prospective, controlled and double-blind investigation the influence of heparin--added to the dialysis solution--on the lapse of peritoneal dialysis is studied. The material comprises 9 patients, all of whom had 2 peritoneal dialysis, one with and one without heparin added to the dialysis solution. A significantly higher inflow and outflow were found in the heparin group. Further the total length of one dialyted procedure--which according to literature never seems to have been exposed to an investigation-the results of the present investigation supports the theoretical considerations of adding heparin to peritoneal dialysis solutions.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001777:Blood Coagulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006493:Heparin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010919:Placebos; D011446:Prospective Studies
D010919:Placebos; D006493:Heparin