title: Stability of peritoneal urea clearance in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (18 months experience with CAPD).
abstract: A group of 13 patients on Continous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis up to 18 months was studied. During the study period, Peritoneal Urea Clearance was stable. In all but 2 cases peritonitis did not depress the efficiency in clearing urea. When Peritoneal Urea Clearance was corrected for 1.73 m2 surface area, there was on the average an 11.8% increase over not corrected clearance rates. This increase was statistically significant.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D001830:Body Surface Area; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000379:methods*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000378:metabolism*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014508:Urea / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014508:Urea