Peritoneal transport rates, a critical determinant of peritoneal dialysis efficiency, vary widely
among patients and may be easily categorized by standardized peritoneal equilibration test …

Various mathematical models have been used for the assessment of the peritoneum as a
dialysis membrane, for example, membrane models and distributed models. These have …

Peritoneal transport in CAPD patients with permanent loss of ultrafiltration capacity. During a
10 year period, 14 out of 227 patients (6.2%) undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal …

Background. Hypertension is the prime contributor for cardiovascular mortality in the dialysis
population. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been thought to improve blood pressure (BP) …

Plasma tumor necrosis factor α (TNF α), interleukin 1 α (IL‐1α), and interleukin 1 β (IL‐1β)
were measured in plasma samples obtained from 23 patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis …

Long-term peritoneal dialysis is limited by physiologic changes in the peritoneum that lead
to ultrafiltration failure. To determine the role of profibrotic cytokines in the alteration of …

Long-term peritoneal dialysis requires the maintenance of the transport function of the
peritoneal membrane, and appropriate studies of possible changes are necessary. The …

The success of peritoneal dialysis (PD) is dependent on the structural and functional
integrity of the peritoneal membrane. The mesothelium lines the peritoneal membrane and …

Vascular changes in the peritoneum were histochemically assessed in patients on
continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) with ultrafiltration failure. Light …

Background Ultrafiltration failure (UFF) is a complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment
that occurs especially in long-term patients. Etiological factors include a large effective …