Acute plasma ghrelin and leptin responses to oral feeding or intraperitoneal hypertonic glucose-based dialysate in patients with chronic renal failure.

Background: Chronic renal failure (CRF) is associated with increased plasma levels of ghrelin and leptin, but the regulation of the secretion of these hormones has been insufficiently studied, in this setting. The aim of this study was to analyze the acute effects of oral feeding or intraperitoneal 3.86% glucose-based dialysate infusion on plasma ghrelin and leptin levels in patients with CRF undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD).

Peritonitis-related mortality in patients undergoing chronic peritoneal dialysis.

Peritonitis is a well-known cause of mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. We carried out a retrospective study to disclose the clinical spectrum and risk profile of peritonitis-related mortality. We analyzed 693 episodes of infectious peritonitis suffered by 565 patients (follow-up 1149 patient-years).

Compared time profiles of ultrafiltration, sodium removal, and renal function in incident CAPD and automated peritoneal dialysis patients.

Background: Fluid and sodium removal rates may not be equivalent in patients undergoing automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). This may influence compared cardiovascular outcomes in both groups.

Methods: The authors compared prospectively the time courses of ultrafiltration, sodium removal, and residual renal function (RRF) in a group of incident patients treated with CAPD (n = 53) or APD (n = 51) for at least 1 year (mean follow-up, 28.

Incidence and significance of peritoneal eosinophilia during peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis.

Objective: To determine the incidence and significance of peritoneal eosinophilia (PEo) during peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis.

Design: Retrospective observational study.

Setting: Tertiary-care public hospital.