title: Reproducibility of peritoneal equilibration test (PET) in rats.
abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate the reproducibility of the peritoneal equilibration test (PET) for evaluating changes in peritoneal function in a rat model of peritoneal dialysis. A PET with 4.25% Dianeal was performed twice within 48 hours under similar conditions after a catheter insertion (n = 10). No significant differences were found between the D/P ratios of PET 1 and PET 2 for urea nitrogen, creatinine, total protein, and D/D0 ratio for glucose. The results for PET 1 and PET 2 showed highly significant correlations. This study indicates, when carried out under similar conditions, that the PET is a highly reproducible test and can be used to evaluate the function of the peritoneum during peritoneal dialysis in rats.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, University of Missouri, Columbia.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wieczorowska
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Nolph
authors.forename: Z J
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: Twardowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003404:Creatinine / Q000032:analysis; D015314:Dialysis Solutions / Q000737:chemistry; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000378:metabolism*; D010539:Permeability; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014508:Urea / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015314:Dialysis Solutions; D011506:Proteins; D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine; D005947:Glucose