Peritoneal Dialysis Patient Selection: Characteristics for Success - Philip Kam-tao Li, Kai Ming Chow

Link to abstract.  Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease - 16:3:160-168 - May 2009  
Good clinical and psychosocial care of the PD patients are essential as well as the attention to their compliance. Enhanced training to medical and nursing personnel on PD is one of the key success factors for improving its utilization and outcome.

Peritoneal Dialysis Nursing – We’ve Come a Long Way - Barbara F. Prowant

Link to full text article. (pdf format requires Adobe Acrobat reader)  Nephrology Nursing Journal - 36:2:197 - March/April 2009  

Short-term effects of bicarbonate/lactate-buffered and conventional lactate-buffered dialysis solutions on peritoneal ultrafiltration: a comparative crossover study - Jernej Pajek, Radoslav Kveder, Andrej Bren, Andrej Gucek, Maja Bucar, Andrej Skoberne, Jacek Waniewski, and Bengt Lindholm

Link to abstract.  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - 24:5:1617-1625 - May 2009  
This study shows that the daily UF with the P solution may be lower than with the D solution. The mechanism for this short-term and reversible effect that conceivably reflects differences in biocompatibility is not clear although our results implicate that the peritoneal fluid absorption rate may differ between the two solutions.

The effects of low-sodium peritoneal dialysis fluids on blood pressure, thirst and volume status - Simon Davies, Ola Carlsson, Ole Simonsen, Ann-Cathrine Johansson, Daniele Venturoli, Ingrid Ledebo, Anders Wieslander, Cian Chan, and Bengt Rippe

Link to full text article.  Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - 24:5:1609-1617 - May 2009  
Increasing the diffusive component of sodium removal whilst maintaining ultrafiltration is associated with improvements in BP, thirst and fluid status. The lack of effect seen with uncompensated low-sodium dialysate suggests that these benefits cannot be achieved by manipulation of dialysate sodium removal alone. These observations provide valuable information of the design of future randomized studies to establish the clinical role for low-sodium dialysis fluids.

LONG-TERM MODALITY-RELATED MORTALITY ANALYSIS IN INCIDENT DIALYSIS PATIENTS - Chin-Chan Lee, Chiao-Yin Sun, Mai-Szu Wu

Link to abstract.  Peritoneal Dialysis International - 29:2:182-190 - March/April 2009  
Dialysis modality had no significant impact on all-cause or infection-related mortality. More studies are needed to clarify the putative difference in cardiovascular mortality risk between diabetic patients on PD and diabetic patients on HD.

OXIDATIVE STRESS IN CHILDREN ON PERITONEAL DIALYSIS - Danuta Zwolinska, Wladyslaw Grzeszczak, Maria Szczepanska, Irena Makulska, Katarzyna Kilis–Pstrusinska, Krystyna Szprynger

Link to abstract.  Peritoneal Dialysis International - 29:2:171-177 - March/April 2009  
Such low plasma levels of vitamins A, E, and C and simultaneously decreased activity of erythrocyte GSH may be responsible for the increased oxidative stress occurring in children with CKD on PD.