Water removal during automated peritoneal dialysis assessed by remote patient monitoring and modelling of peritoneal tissue hydration.

Water removal which is a key treatment goal of automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) can be assessed cycle-by-cycle using remote patient monitoring (RPM). We analysed ultrafiltration patterns during night APD following a dry day (APD; no daytime fluid exchange) or wet day (APD; daytime exchange). Ultrafiltration for each APD exchange were recorded for 16 days using RPM in 14 patients.

Current epidemiology and practice patterns in prevention and treatment of PD-related infections in Poland.

Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) related infections are associated with technique failure and mortality. The aim of this multicentre study was to examine epidemiology, treatment and outcomes of PD-related infections in Poland as well as practice patterns for prevention of these complications in the context of current ISPD recommendations.

Methods: A survey on PD practices in relation to infectious complications was conducted in 11 large Polish PD centres.

[Mineral and bone disturbances associated with chronic kidney disease].

In the course of chronic kidney disease (CKD) comes to the disturbances in mineral and bone metabolism and extra-skeletal calcification. In subsequent stages of CKD, these processes intensify, leading to a deterioration in the quality of life and disability. They are also a major cause of morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular causes in CKD.

A comprehensive study on hemostasis in CAPD patients treated with erythropoietin.

Objective: Bleeding diathesis and simultaneous thrombotic complications may be seen in dialyzed patients. Erythropoietin (EPO) may shift the precarious balance of the hemostatic system toward thrombosis. Platelets and tissue factor (TF) play a major role in plug formation.

Some aspects of hemostasis in CAPD patients treated with erythropoietin.

Background: Bleeding diathesis and simultaneous thrombotic complications may be seen in dialyzed patients. Erythropoietin may shift the precarious balance of the hemostatic system towards thrombosis. Thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor (TAFI) is a key protein linking coagulation and fibrinolysis.

[Extrinsic coagulation pathway in peritoneally dialyzed patients treated with erythropoietin].

In chronic renal failure, disturbances in hemostasis are predominantly due to the defective platelet function and platelet/vessel wall interactions. Erythropoietin, used in the treatment of renal anemia, affects hemostasis in dialyzed patients. The work was aimed at assessing the components of extrinsic coagulation pathway in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in the course of erythropoietin therapy.