Increases in peritoneal small solute transport in the first month of peritoneal dialysis predict technique survival.

Background: Peritoneal transport of small solutes generally increases during the first month of peritoneal dialysis (PD). The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the ability of the peritoneal equilibration test (PET), carried out 1 and 4 weeks after the commencement of PD, to predict subsequent technique survival.

Methods: Fifty consecutive patients commencing PD at the Princess Alexandra Hospital between 1 February 2001 and 31 May 2003 participated in the study.

A comparison of peritoneal equilibration tests performed 1 and 4 weeks after PD commencement.

Objective: The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the ability of a peritoneal equilibration test (PET) performed in the first week of peritoneal dialysis (PD) to predict subsequent transport status, as determined by a PET at 4 weeks and >1 year after PD commencement.

Design: Prospective observational study of an incident PD cohort at a single center.

Setting: Tertiary-care institutional dialysis center.