Adequacy of peritoneal dialysis: a review of quantitative and qualitative approaches.
This paper reviews the qualitative and quantitative approaches to assessing the adequacy of peritoneal dialysis. The quantitative measures reviewed include the KT/V urea index, the dialysis index, the weekly creatinine clearance, and the creatinine efficiency number. Studies that support as well as refute these measures are reviewed briefly. Many of these studies are retrospective analyses of longitudinal data in small numbers of patients or prospective cross-sectional studies. A prospective, longitudinal study involving large numbers of patients is required to resolve some of the controversies regarding the adequacy of peritoneal dialysis.
Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000379:methods*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism
D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine