title: Influence of nutritional status on CAPD peritonitis.
abstract: To investigate the effect of nutritional status of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients on the development of peritonitis, a cross-sectional study of the nutritional status of 79 CAPD patients and a retrospective study on the incidence of peritonitis in these patients were done. The incidences of peritonitis were compared according to the nutritional status of these patients on CAPD. Protein-caloric malnutrition assessed by a score system based on triceps skinfold thickness, mid-arm circumference, serum albumin level and relative body weight was demonstrated in 27 patients (34%) among 79 total CAPD patients. The incidence of peritonitis was significantly higher in poor nutritional status patients, with 1.09 +/- 0.86/patient-year, than that in normal nutritional status patients with 0.64 +/- 0.72/patient-year (p less than 0.05). In patients with the same nutritional status, patients using Dianeal solution had a trend of a lower incidence of peritonitis than those using Peritosol solution. In conclusion, the nutritional status and possibly the type of CAPD solution may influence CAPD peritonitis as risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Han
mesh_terms: D015314:Dialysis Solutions / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D015314:Dialysis Solutions