Comparison of Different Equations with GFR Measured by Scintigraphy in Kidney Donors.

Background: Technetium-99 diethylene-triamine-pentaacetate (99Tc-DTPA)-based scintigraphy is a convenient way to assess measured glomerular filtration rate (mGFR) in kidney donors. Equations have been developed to calculate GFR in the general population. This study aims to identify the best among commonly employed equations to better predict GFR when compared with scintigraphy-based mGFR.

A new connecting technique in partial replantation of a ruptured peritoneal dialysis catheter.

Peritoneal dialysis catheter ruptures have been managed by immediate removal and subsequent reinsertion of the catheter which inevitably entails interruption in peritoneal dialysis and a need for vascular access. A 36-year-old man on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis complaining of dialysate leakage was found to have a small rupture near the outer cuff of the peritoneal dialysis catheter. Rather than employing the traditional method of exchanging the whole catheter, a partial replantation procedure to salvage the still-functioning conduit was performed.

Midodrine versus albumin in the prevention of paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction in cirrhotics: a randomized pilot study.

Objectives: Intravenous albumin has been used to prevent paracentesis-induced circulatory dysfunction (PICD) in cirrhotics; however, its use is costly and controversial. Splanchnic arterial vasodilatation is primarily responsible for PICD. There are no reports of use of midodrine in the prevention of PICD.