title: Nutritional status of CAPD patients at three years.
abstract: A nutritional assessment was carried out in 63 patients starting treatment from April 1990 up to December 1993. Anthropometric measurements were performed showing a prevalence of protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) of 21% in a total of 142 clinical surveys carried out in the above-mentioned sample. A steady state of albumin levels in plasma was verified during a three-year follow-up period at a lower level than that of the control group. The patients' lymphocytic profile throughout the study was characterized by lymphopenia and decreased B and T8 lymphocytes. During the first two years of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), a high percentage of patients met the "adequacy" dialysis criteria as residual renal function plays an important role as regards treatment.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Service, Hospital Nuestra Señora Del Pino, Las Palmas De Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, Spain.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Palop
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Plaza
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hortal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Perdomo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baamonde
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Perez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Martinez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D018655:Lymphocyte Count; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012709:Serum Albumin