Blood Glucose and Cholesterol Control Improved by Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease and Diabetes Mellitus

1993 ◽  
Vol 13 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 239-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann-Marie Wikdahl ◽  
Lena Granbom ◽  
Jens G. Sörensen ◽  
Bernd G. Stegmayr

This longitudinal study was performed to evaluate the change of total cholestererol, triglycerides, and glucose control in patients with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) during predialysis (PreD), on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and after kidney graft. A total of 20 consecutive patients (7 women, 13 men, mean age 42 years) with IDDM and ESRD were studied retrospectively in 1991 during PreD and during CAPD. Twelve were also investigated after obtaining a kidney graft. Insulin was administered Intraperitoneally (CAPD period) and subcutaneously (PreD and transplant). The mean values of weight, serum albumin, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), total cholesterol, and triglycerldes were calculated during each period. Patients were age and sex-matched with a group of healthy controls (Group 1) and with a group of patients with IDDM without nephropathy (Group 2). T-test statistics were used. During CAPD, there were significant decreases in HbA1c (mean 8.1 mmol/L vs 12.1, p=0.003) and cholesterol (mean 6.1 mmol/L vs 7.1, p=0.025) compared to PreD. No differences were found between PreD and CAPD stages with regard to weight, serum albumin, or triglycerides. After transplantation an improvement was found In serum albumin compared to PreD and CAPD (mean value 40 g/L.vsvs 34 and 35, p<0.03), and HbA1c compared to PreD (9.6 mmol/L vs 12.1, p=0.014), if the pancreas transplanted were included. Patients compared to Group 1 or 2 showed no differences in total cholesterol or triglycerldes. HbA1c was higher in patients during PreD than in Group 2. Peritoneal dialysis may not be a poor alternative for glucose and total cholesterol control in diabetic patients with ESRD. Transplantation further Improves serum albumin.

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 562-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tripti Singh ◽  
Brad C. Astor ◽  
Sana Waheed

Introduction Low serum albumin is associated with high mortality in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on chronic dialysis. Clinicians are reluctant to offer peritoneal dialysis (PD) as an option for dialysis for patients with low serum albumin due to concerns of loss of albumin with PD, but evidence supporting differences in outcomes is limited. We evaluated mortality based on dialysis modality in patients with very low serum albumin (< 2.5 g/dL). Methods We analyzed United States Renal Data System (USRDS) data from 2010 to 2015 to assess mortality by modality adjusted for age, sex, race, employment, number of comorbidities, and year of dialysis initiation. Results Low serum albumin (< 2.5 g/dL) was present in 78,625 (19.9%) of 395,656 patients with ESRD on chronic dialysis. Patients with low serum albumin were less likely to use PD as their first modality than those with higher albumin (3.1% vs 10.9%; p < 0.001). Use of PD was associated with lower mortality compared with hemodialysis (HD) (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.88, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.81 – 0.95, p < 0.05) in patients with low serum albumin. This difference was more pronounced in patients who had glomerulonephritis (HR = 0.72) or hypertension (HR = 0.81) than in those with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) due to diabetes mellitus or other causes. Conclusion Peritoneal dialysis is less likely to be the first dialysis modality in patients with low serum albumin requiring dialysis. However, PD is associated with lower mortality than HD in patients with low serum albumin on dialysis. We recommend advocating the use of PD in patients with low serum albumin.


2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paik Seong Lim ◽  
Hung-Ping Chen ◽  
Chang-Hsu Chen ◽  
Ming Yin Wu ◽  
Chuen Yuh Wu ◽  
...  

Background: Albumin, the most abundant protein in the extracellular fluid, displays an important antioxidant activity. Increased levels of oxidized albumin levels (high human non-mercaptoalbumin (HNA) level) have been reported in the serum of patients with end-stage renal disease. In this study, we attempted to identify the albumin redox status in the serum of patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) and examined the relationship between these proteins and the transport type of the peritoneal membrane and other clinical and laboratory variables. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study of a cohort of 80 patients with end-stage renal disease receiving PD. Peritoneal transport characteristics were identified and after peritoneal equilibration test patients were grouped as high (high(H)/high-average (HA) group, n = 31) or low (low (L)/low-average (LA) group, n = 49) transporters. The redox state of human serum albumin was measured using high-performance liquid chromatography. Results: The fraction of human mercaptoalbumin (HMA) showed significantly higher values in patients with high transport status than those with low transport status (f(HMA) 64.0 ± 5.4 and 52.7 ± 10.4%, respectively). Our data showed that the H/HA transport characteristic was associated with lower albumin (3.76 ± 0.48 vs. 4.00 ± 0.35, p < 0.05), and lower levels of advanced oxidized protein product (p = 0.008) when compared with the L/LA type. A correlation analysis showed that there was a positive correlation between dialysate/plasma (D/P) creatinine and f(HMA) levels (r = 0.511, p < 0.0001), as well as hemoglobin levels r = 0.231, p = 0.044 and a negative correlation between D/P creatinine and serum albumin, cholesterol and LDL levels (r = -0.236, p = 0.039; r = -0.237, p = 0.038; r = -0.272, p = 0.018, respectively). Conclusions: This study showed that higher serum levels of reduced albumin f(HMA) appear to be associated with high/high average peritoneal membrane transport characteristics in the incident PD patients.


2019 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Areeba Jawed ◽  
Sharon M. Moe ◽  
Ranjani N. Moorthi ◽  
Alexis M. Torke ◽  
Michael T. Eadon

Background: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients have significant symptom burden. Reduced provider awareness of symptoms contributes to underutilization of symptom management resources. Method: We hypothesized that improved nephrologist awareness of symptoms leads to symptom improvement. In this prospective, multicenter interventional study, 53 (age >65) ESRD inpatients underwent symptom assessment using the modified Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) at admission and 1-week post-discharge. Physicians caring for the enrollees were asked if they felt their patients would die within the year, and then sequentially randomized to receive the results of the baseline survey (group 1) or to not receive the results (group 2). Results: Fifty-two patients completed the study; 1 died. Baseline characteristics were compared. For 70% of the total cohort, physicians reported that they would not be surprised if their patient died within a year. There was no difference in baseline scores of the patients between the 2 physician groups. Severity ratings were compared between in-hospital and post discharge scores and between physicians who received the results versus those that did not. Total ESAS scores improved more in group 1 (12.9) than in group 2 (9.2; p = 0.04). Among individual symptoms, there was greater improvement in pain control (p = 0.02), and nominal improvement in itching (p = 0.03) in group 1 as compared to group 2. There were 3 palliative care consults. Conclusions: Our findings reinforce the high symptom burden prevalent in older ESRD patients. The improvement in total scores, and individual symptoms of pain and itching in group 1 indicates better symptom control when physician awareness is increased. Residual symptoms post hospitalization and low utilization of palliative care resources are suggestive of a missed opportunity by nephrologists to address the high symptom burden at the inpatient encounter, which is selective for sick patients and/or indication of inadequacy of dialysis to control these symptoms.


2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Coimbra ◽  
Flávio Reis ◽  
Sara Nunes ◽  
Sofia D. Viana ◽  
Maria João Valente ◽  
...  

Abstract Background and Aims Dyslipidemia is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related events are the main causes of death in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on dialysis. Concerning lipid management, clinical practice emphasized treatment escalation to achieve specific low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) targets, which implies repeated LDLc evaluations, and enhancement of statin doses or combination of lipid-lowering therapies. However, the LDLc target is not consensual, with some entities suggesting 100 mg/dl and others a more conservative level. It has been hypothesized that lipoprotein’s quality (size, composition and functionality) may be more important than their total circulating levels, as CVD risk factor. Our aim was to evaluate and compare, in ESRD patients on dialysis and under statins treatment, the levels of lipoprotein fractions and subfractions and inflammatory markers, between patients who achieved LDLc levels &lt; 100 mg/dl and those who did not achieve that target. Method We studied 110 ESRD patients on dialysis (high-flux hemodialysis or hemodiafiltration) and under statin therapy; 87 presented a LDLc &lt; 100 mg/dl (group 1) and 23 a value &gt; 100 mg/dl (group 2); levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), interleukin(IL)-6, lipid profile including lipoprotein fractions/subfractions, and oxidized LDL (oxLDL) were evaluated. Results Group 1, as compared to group 2, presented lower values of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides, oxLDL, TC/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc) and LDLc/HDLc ratios. Concerning lipoprotein fractions/subfractions, group 1 presented significantly higher larger and intermediate LDL, and a trend towards lower small LDL (P=0.063), higher large HDL (P=0.069) and lower small HDL (P=0.080); no significant alterations were found for very-low-density lipoprotein and intermediate-density lipoprotein. Regarding inflammatory markers, no significant differences were observed between the 2 groups. Conclusion Patients who achieved the LDLc &lt; 100 mg/dl target presented a better non-conventional lipid profile, including lower oxLDL levels and an increase in larger (less atherogenic) LDL subfractions. According to our data, a lower LDLc level associates with a better lipid profile; the benefits of this improvement on HDL fractions and CVD-related events in ESRD patients on dialysis needs to be better clarified.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Yan Zhang ◽  
Miao He ◽  
Sheng Wan ◽  
Qiong Yan Ding ◽  
Lei Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background With the increasing incidence of end stage renal disease(ESRD),peritoneal dialysis(PD) has become the preferred method of kidney replacement therapy for an increasing number of patients with end stage renal disease due to its many advantages.The intent of this study was to explore the correlations between sex, age and risk of withdrawal from peritoneal dialysis.Methods All patients who underwent PD catheterization and initiated PD at Wuhan No.1 Hospital between 2013 and 2018 were screened.Clinical information of these patients was collected and compared according to gender and age,then was applied to the Cox proportional hazards model to determine the impact of factors of withdrawal from peritoneal dialysis.Results ①Hazard ratios(HRs) of withdrawal of PD associate with gender and age at initiation were 0.736(P = 0.289)、1.151༈P = 0.489༉respectively.Nonetheless,male patients under 60 years old had a 1.58-fold higher risk of withdrawal than others(HR 0.63,P = 0.031).②The withdrawal risk of patients with total Creatinine clearance rate (Ccr) above 60L/W was 82.4% higher than that of patients who did not meet the standard (HR 1.82,P = 0.005).③The withdrawal risk of patients with high D/P Creatinine༈Cr༉value which was calculated from peritoneal equilibration test(PET) were 2.06 times higher than low-average and high-average transport patients(HR2.06,P = 0.008).④Patients with serum albumin above 35 g/L were intended to withdraw from PD than those below 35 g/L (HR 0.56,P = 0.006).Conclusions There were significant differences in total KT/V, total Ccr,serum creatinine(Scr) and blood Urea nitrogen(BUN)among patients with PD of different gender and age.The analysis showed that male patients under 60 years old, Ccr, value of D/Pcr and serum albumin had a high correlation with the technical survival rates.While gender or age at PD initiation were not associated with technique survival,male patients under 60 years old had a 1.58-fold higher risk of withdrawal from PD than others.The outcome that the withdrawal risk of patients with Ccr above 60L/W was 82.4% higher than other patients who did not meet the standard suggested that Ccr was not suitable as an index for evaluating the adequacy of PD,especially for men under 60 years old.And patients with high D/Pcr value or with serum albumin under 35 g/L were related risk factors for technique survival.


Vascular ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 126-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Blume ◽  
Christine Salonga ◽  
Juan Garbalosa ◽  
Daphne Pierre-Paul ◽  
Jonathon Key ◽  
...  

This retrospective study reviewed 80 consecutive patients (mean age 62 years; range 21–91 years) who underwent 91 transmetatarsal amputations (TMAs) between 1995 and 2003. The mean follow-up was 12 ± 1.36 months. Sixty-two TMAs healed initially (group 1), whereas 29 TMAs did not heal by 3 months (group 2). At the final examination, in groups 1 and 2, 63 of 91 (69%) limbs were healed. Of the 28 limbs that did not heal, 25 of 28 (89%) required further proximal amputation. Initial healing correlated significantly with the ability to ambulate ( p < .0001) and overall limb salvage ( p < .0001). In group 1, 20 of 27 (74%) limbs that were revascularized healed ( p = .0336). Nonhealing amputations were associated with end-stage renal disease (13 of 19; 68%) ( p = .0209) and leukocytosis (13 of 19; 68%) ( p = .0052).


1983 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glen H Stanbaugh ◽  
A. W, Holmes Diane Gillit ◽  
George W. Reichel ◽  
Mark Stranz

A patient with end-stage renal disease on CAPD, and with massive iron overload is reported. This patient had evidence of myocardial and hepatic damage probably as a result of iron overload. Treatment with desferoxamine resulted in removal of iron in the peritoneal dialysate. On the basis of preliminary studies in this patient it would appear that removal of iron by peritoneal dialysis in conjunction with chelation therapy is safe and effective. This finding should have wide-ranging signficance for patients with ESRD.


2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (10) ◽  
pp. 2035-2039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle N. Rheault ◽  
Jurat Rajpal ◽  
Blanche Chavers ◽  
Thomas E. Nevins

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (02) ◽  
pp. 324-326 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ching Soong Khoo ◽  
Tze Yuan Tee ◽  
Hui Jan Tan ◽  
Raymond Azman Ali

ABSTRACTWe report a patient with end-stage renal disease on peritoneal dialysis, who developed encephalopathy after receiving a few doses of cefepime. He recovered clinically and electroencephalographically after having discontinued the culprit agent and undergone hemodialysis. This case highlights the importance of promptly recognizing this reversible encephalopathy, which can lead to the avoidance of unnecessary workup, reduce the length of hospital stay, and thereby improve the patients’ outcome.


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