Technical innovations in peritoneal dialysis (PD), now used widely for the long-term
treatment of ESRD, have significantly reduced therapy-related complications, allowing …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a form of renal replacement and is based on the use of the
peritoneum as a semipermeable membrane across which ultrafiltration and diffusion take …

Background Variability in ultrafiltration influences prescriptions and outcomes in patients
with kidney failure who are treated with peritoneal dialysis. Variants in AQP1, the gene that …

Lay summary Peritoneal dialysis (PD) uses the peritoneal membrane for dialysis. The
peritoneal membrane is a thin layer of tissue that lines the abdomen. The lining is used as a …

Systemic inflammation, as evidenced by elevated inflammatory cytokines, is a feature of
advanced renal failure and predicts worse survival. Dialysate IL-6 concentrations associate …

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a life-threatening complication of long-term
peritoneal dialysis (PD), which may even occur after patients have switched to hemodialysis …

Objective Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a severe complication of long-term
peritoneal dialysis (PD). The aim of this study was to investigate whether dialysate levels of …

Results In adjusted analyses, serum IL-6 above the median value was associated with
history of CVD (P< 0.001) and predicted the incidence rate of CV events (hazard ratio, 1.66; …

Movement of solutes across the peritoneum allows for the use of peritoneal dialysis to treat
kidney failure. However, there is a large inter-individual variability in the peritoneal solute …

Changes to peritoneal membrane function over time result in the development of
ultrafiltration failure in a proportion of PD patients and pose a risk for the rarer condition of …