title: Reproducibility of the peritoneal equilibration test in CAPD patients.
abstract: A study was undertaken to evaluate the short-term reproducibility of peritoneal equilibration test (PET) results. Nine patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis underwent PETs under similar conditions on 2 consecutive days. Dialysate samples were obtained at 0 hours, midcycle, and at the end of exchange. There were no significant differences between the mean ratios at 4 hours for creatine, urea nitrogen, potassium and protein, and glucose between PET 1 and PET 2. A standard PET is highly reproducible when repeated under similar conditions. Reproducibility is better for ratios of creatinine, glucose, urea nitrogen, and potassium than for protein.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Columbia 65212, USA.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Prowant
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Nolph
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D015314:Dialysis Solutions / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015314:Dialysis Solutions; D011506:Proteins; D014508:Urea; D003404:Creatinine; D005947:Glucose; D011188:Potassium