title: Peritoneal transport assessment by peritoneal equilibration test with 3.86% glucose: a long-term prospective evaluation.
abstract: The peritoneal equilibration test (PET) with 3.86% glucose concentration (3.86%-PET) has been suggested to be more useful than the standard 2.27%-PET in peritoneal dialysis (PD), but no longitudinal data for 3.86%-PET are currently available. A total of 242 3.86%-PETs were performed in 95 incident PD patients, who underwent the first test during the first year of treatment and then once a year. The classical parameters of peritoneal transport, such as peritoneal ultrafiltration (UF), D/D(0), and D/P(Creat), were analyzed. In addition, the absolute dip of dialysate sodium concentration (DeltaD(Na)), as an expression of sodium sieving, was studied. D/D(0) was stable, and a progressive decrease in UF was observed after the second PET, whereas D/P(Creat) firstly increased and then stabilized. DeltaD(Na) was the only parameter showing a progressive decrease over time. On univariate analysis, D/D(0) and DeltaD(Na) were found to be significantly associated with the risk of developing UF failure (risk ratio (RR) 0.987 (0.973-0.999), P=0.04, and RR 0.768 (0.624-0.933), P=0.007, respectively), but on multivariate analysis only DeltaD(Na) showed an independent association with the risk of developing UF failure (RR 0.797 (0.649-0.965), P=0.020). UF, D/D(0), and D/P(Creat) changed only in those patients developing UF failure, reflecting increased membrane permeability, whereas DeltaD(Na) significantly decreased in all patients. The 3.86%-PET allows a more complete study of peritoneal membrane transport than the standard 2.27%-PET. DeltaD(Na) shows a constant and significant reduction over time and is the only factor independently predicting the risk of developing UF failure in PD patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, A Manzoni Hospital, Via dell'Eremo 9/11, 23900 Lecco, Italy. v.lamilia@ospedale.lecco.it
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: La Milia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pozzoni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Virga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Crepaldi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Del Vecchio
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Andrulli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Locatelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001693:Biological Transport, Active; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D005947:Glucose