Peritoneal equilibration test
National Institutes of Health
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Although early studies observed that peritoneal membrane transport characteristics were determinants of morbidity and mortality…
The peritoneal equilibration test (PET) with 3.86% glucose concentration (3.86%-PET) has been suggested to be more useful than…
BACKGROUND
The recent ADEMEX study (Paniagua R, Amato D, Vonesh E et al. J Am Soc Nephrol 2002; 13: 1307-1320) indicates that…
Background The most widely used peritoneal function test, the peritoneal equilibration test (PET), is performed with a 2.27…
BACKGROUND
It has been speculated that increased levels of circulating or intraperitoneal pro-inflammatory cytokines such as…
It has recently been suggested that advanced glycosylation end-products (AGEs) are formed in the peritoneum in patients on CAPD…
BACKGROUND
Peritoneal infection and poor ultrafiltration continue to be the major causes of treatment failure in CAPD. The…
Peritoneal transport characteristics in CAPD patients are often assessed by the peritoneal equilibration test (PET), which uses a…
The peritoneal equilibration test (PET) has proved useful for diagnosis of peritoneal alterations (I, 2) and to tailor peritoneal…