Publications by authors named "Shun Tonomura"
Introduction: Peritonitis is a common and serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) that leads to its discontinuation and death. Icodextrin (ICO) improves peritoneal ultrafiltration and its early use reduces mortality. However, its effectiveness in reducing PD-associated infections remains to be elucidated.
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- Exit-site infections (ESIs) are a common issue for patients on peritoneal dialysis, and the effectiveness of sucrose and povidone-iodine (SPI) ointments in treating these infections remains uncertain.* -
- A study compared 82 patients receiving SPI treatment to those who did not, tracking their experiences with ESIs over several years.* -
- Results indicated that patients using SPI had significantly lower rates of further ESIs, suggesting that SPI could be a beneficial preventative treatment in this patient group.*
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with multiple complications, with recent scholarly attention underscoring cognitive impairment as a salient manifestation. Considering societal aging, preserving cognitive function has emerged as an urgent medical concern. Prolonged dialysis, encompassing hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD), has been associated with a decline in cognitive function.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: We aimed to determine the correlation between the serum urea-to-creatinine ratio and residual kidney function (RKF) in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD), as well as its predictive value for PD-related outcomes.
Methods: This study included a cross-sectional study to assess the correlation between serum urea-to-creatinine ratio and RKF in 50 patients on PD and a retrospective cohort study to assess the association between serum urea-to-creatinine ratio and PD-related outcomes in 122 patients who initiated PD.
Results: Serum urea-to-creatinine ratios had significant positive correlations with renal Kt/V and creatinine clearance values (r = 0.