title: Tidal peritoneal dialysis. Urea and total nitrogen losses.
abstract: Tidal dialysis urea [NU] and total nitrogen [NT] clearances were obtained from nine patients, weighing 15-79 kg. Clearances normalized to a 70 kg body weight [nClr in ml/min/70 kg] increased with dialysate flow normalized to body weight [nFlow in ml/hr/kg]. The nClr [NU] = 6.862 + 0.352 x nFlow (r = 0.641, p less than or equal to 0.01). The nClr [NT] = 15.815 + 0.431 x nFlow (r = 0.460, p less than or equal to 0.01). Dialysate non-urea nitrogen [NT - NU] losses were 44.63 +/- 2.79 mg/kg daily, and these were altered minimally by the dialysate flow rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City 52242.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Flanigan
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ullrich
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002648:Child; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood*; D015314:Dialysis Solutions / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D015314:Dialysis Solutions; D003404:Creatinine