title: Glucose absorption during continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) are exposed to a continuous infusion of glucose via their peritoneal cavity. We performed studies to quantitate the amount of energy derived from dialysate glucose. Net glucose absorption averaged 182 +/- (SD) 61 g/day in 19 studies with a dialysate dextrose concentration of 1.5 or 4.25 g/dl. The amount of glucose absorbed per liter of dialysate (y) varied with the concentration of glucose in dialysate (x), (y = 11.3x - 10.9, r = 0.96). The amount of glucose absorbed per day during a given dialysis regimen was constant. Energy intake from dialysate glucose was 8.4 +/- 2.8 kcal/kg of body wt per day, or 12 to 34% of total energy intake. This additional energy may contribute to the anabolic effect reported during CAPD. The ability to vary glucose absorption by altering the dialysate glucose concentration may prove a useful tool to modify energy intake.
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007408:Intestinal Absorption; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose