scholarly journals Peritoneal Dialysis in Diabetics: There Is Room for More

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Cotovio ◽  
A. Rocha ◽  
A. Rodrigues

End stage renal disease diabetic patients suffer from worse clinical outcomes under dialysis-independently of modality. Peritoneal dialysis offers them the advantages of home therapy while sparing their frail vascular capital and preserving residual renal function. Other benefits and potential risks deserve discussion. Predialysis intervention with early nephrology referral, patient education, and multidisciplinary support are recommended. Skilled and updated peritoneal dialysis protocols must be prescribed to assure better survival. Optimized volume control, glucose-sparing peritoneal dialysis regimens, and elective use of icodextrin are key therapy strategies. Nutritional evaluation and support, preferential use of low-glucose degradation products solutions, and prescription of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system acting drugs should also be part of the panel to improve diabetic care under peritoneal dialysis.

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 3732
Author(s):  
Chia-Ning Chang ◽  
Chih-Yuan Niu ◽  
Ann Charis Tan ◽  
Chia-Hao Chan ◽  
Chun-Fan Chen ◽  
...  

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a treatment modality for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Dextrose is a common osmotic agent used in PD solutions and its absorption may exacerbate diabetes mellitus, a common complication of ESRD. PD solutions also contain glucose degradation products (GDPs) that may lead to encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS), a severe complication of PD. A previous study showed that far-infrared (FIR) therapy improved a patient’s gastrointestinal symptoms due to EPS. Due to limited literature on the matter, this study aims to investigate dialysate GDPs and peritoneal function in diabetic patients on PD. Thirty-one PD patients were enrolled and underwent 40 min of FIR therapy twice daily for six months. We demonstrated the effect of FIR therapy on the following: (1) decrease of methylglyoxal (p = 0.02), furfural (p = 0.005), and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (p = 0.03), (2) increase of D/D0 glucose ratio (p = 0.03), and (3) decrease of potassium levels (p = 0.008) in both DM and non-DM patients, as well as (4) maintenance and increase of peritoneal Kt/V in DM and non-DM patients, respectively (p = 0.03). FIR therapy is a non-invasive intervention that can decrease dialysate GDPs in PD patients by improving peritoneal transport rate and solute removal clearance, while also maintaining dialysis adequacy.


2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte E. Grantham ◽  
Katherine L. Hull ◽  
Matthew P.M. Graham-Brown ◽  
Daniel S. March ◽  
James O. Burton

Cardiovascular mortality in the end-stage renal disease (ESRD) population remains the leading cause of death. Targeting traditional cardiovascular risk factors has proven unsuccessful in this patient population, and therefore attention has turned to risk factors related to chronic kidney disease (CKD). The toxicity of high-glucose peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions has been well documented. The breakdown of glucose into glucose degradation products (GDP) and advanced glycation end-products (AGE) has the ability to alter cell viability and cause premature apoptosis and is strongly correlated with interstitial fibrosis and microvascular sclerosis. Biocompatible solutions have been introduced to combat the hostile milieu to which PD patients are exposed.Given the considerable cardiovascular burden for PD patients, little is known about the cardiovascular impact the new biocompatible solutions may have. This review analyzes the existing literature regarding the mechanisms through which low-GDP solutions may modulate cardiovascular risk. Interventions using low-GDP solutions have provided encouraging changes in structural cardiovascular measures such as left ventricular mass (LVM), although metabolic changes from reduced GDP and AGE exposure yield inconclusive results on vascular remodelling. It is thought that the local effects of reduced glucose exposure may improve membrane integrity and therefore fluid status. Further research in the form of a robust randomized controlled trial should be carried out to assess the true extent of the cardiovascular benefits these biocompatible solutions may hold.


Author(s):  
Julian L. Seifter

According to projections from the United States Renal Data Service (USRDS), 〉600,000 individuals in the United States will have end-stage renal disease (ESRD) by 2010. The leading cause of ESRD in the United State is diabetes, followed by hypertension. As the care of diabetic patients has improved, particularly in the area of cardiovascular disease, they are living through their cardiovascular complications long enough to develop ESRD. As a consequence, since the inception of the Medicare ESRD program. the dialysis population has gradually become older with increasing numbers of comorbid conditions. Renal replacement therapy in the form of hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis may serve as a bridge to the best form of renal replacement, renal transplantation. The demand for suitable kidneys for transplantation far exceeds the supply, leaving many patients on dialysis for extended periods of time.


1980 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 54-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert H. Lameire ◽  
Marc De Paepe ◽  
Raymond Vanholder ◽  
Johan Verbanck ◽  
Severin Ringoir

This paper has reviewed experience in Belgium with 99 patients on CAPD. They represent 6-7% of all dialysis patients in this country. The principle reasons for selecting CAPD were old age, problems with vascular access and major cardiovas cular complications. Hemoglobin and hematrocrit values increased in all patients but preliminary measurements of red cell volume in some of them showed no change. Most patients showed moderate increases in serum triglycerides. In three non-diabetic patients with marked elevation in triglyceride levels, insulin, given intraperitoneally, prevented further increases. The frequency of peritonitis was still high; the average rate was one episode every 7.6 patient months. Other major complications included hypotension, which improved after the substitution of dialysate with a higher sodium concentration, severe respiratory disease and gangrene of the legs. After a mean follow-up of seven months, the death rate was 18% and the rate of technical success was 70%. The fact that most of our patients were in the high-risk category should be kept in mind when comparing these results with those obtained with other modes of treatment. At the end of 1978, a total of 1195 patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) were treated on either home or hospital dialysis in Belgium. There were 50 dialysis centers for a total population of 9.8 million. Of these 1195 patients, only seven were treated with either continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (2-4) or intermittent peritoneal dialysis. Since then and until July 1, 1980 the number of patients treated with CAPD in Belgium has increased to 99 and this paper describes our experience with these patients.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukio Maruyama ◽  
Chieko Higuchi ◽  
Hiroaki Io ◽  
Keiichi Wakabayashi ◽  
Hiraku Tsujimoto ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Diabetes has become the most common cause of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring renal replacement therapy (RRT) in most countries around the world. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is valuable for patients newly requiring RRT because of the preservation of residual renal function (RRF), higher quality of life, and hemodynamic stability in comparison with hemodialysis (HD). A previous systematic review produced conflicting results regarding patient survival. As several advances have been made in therapy for diabetic patients receiving PD, we conducted a systematic review of studies published after 2014 to determine whether incident PD or HD is advantageous for the survival of patients with diabetes. Methods For this systematic review, the MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL databases were searched to identify articles published between February 2014 and August 2017. The quality of studies was assessed using the GRADE approach. Outcomes of interest were all-cause mortality; RRF; major morbid events, including cardiovascular disease (CVD) and infectious disease; and glycemic control. This review was performed using a predefined protocol published in PROSPERO (CRD42018104258). Results Sixteen studies were included in this review. All were retrospective observational studies, and the risk of bias, especially failure to adequately control confounding factors, was high. Among them, 15 studies investigated all-cause mortality in diabetic patients initiating PD and HD. Differences favoring HD were observed in nine studies, whereas those favoring PD were observed in two studies. Two studies investigated effects on CVD, and both demonstrated the superiority of incident HD. No study investigated the effect of any other outcome. Conclusions In the present systematic review, the risk of death tended to be higher among diabetic patients with ESRD newly initiating RRT with incident PD in comparison with incident HD. However, we could not obtain definitive results reflecting the superiority of PD or HD with regard to patient outcomes because of the severe risk of bias and the heterogeneity of management strategies for diabetic patients receiving dialysis. Further studies are needed to clarify the advantages of PD and HD as RRT for diabetic patients with ESRD.


1981 ◽  
Vol 2 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Amair ◽  
Ramesh Khanna ◽  
Bernard Leibel ◽  
Andreas Pierratos ◽  
Stephen Vas ◽  
...  

Twenty diabetics with end-stage renal disease who had never previously received dialysis treatment were treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis for periods of two to 36 months (average, 14.5). Intraperitoneal administration of insulin achieved good control of blood sugar Even though creatinine clearance decreased significantly (P = 0.001), contro of blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine was adequate. Hemoglobin and serum albumin levels increased significantly (P = 0.005 and 0.04 respectively). Similarly, there was a significant increase in serum triglycerides and alkaline phosphatase (P = 0.02 and 0.05). Blood pressure became normal without medications in all but one of the patients. Retinopathy, neuropathy, and osteodystrophy remained unchanged. Peritonitis developed once in every 20.6 patient-months a rate similar to that observed in nondiabetics. The calculated survival rate was 92 per cent at one year; the calculated rate of continuation on ambulatory peritoneal dialysis was 87 per cent.


2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tibor Fülöp ◽  
Lajos Zsom ◽  
Betzaida Rodríguez ◽  
Sabahat Afshan ◽  
Jamie V. Davidson ◽  
...  

BackgroundHypokalemia is a vexing problem in end-stage renal disease patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD), and oral potassium supplements (OPS) have limited palatability. Potassium-sparing diuretics (KSD) (spironolactone, amiloride) may be effective in these patients.MethodsWe performed a cross-sectional review of 75 current or past (vintage > 6 months) PD patients with regard to serum potassium (K+), OPS, and KSD utilization. We reviewed charts for multiple clinical and laboratory variables, including dialysis adequacy, residual renal function, nutritional status and co-existing medical therapy.ResultsThe cohort was middle-aged with a mean age of 49.2 years (standard deviation [SD] = 14.7) and overweight with a body mass index of 29.5 (6.7) kg/m2. Of all the participants, 57.3% were female, 73.3% African-American, and 48% diabetic with an overall PD vintage of 28.2 (24.3) months at the time of enrollment. Weekly Kt/V was 2.12 (0.43), creatinine clearance was 73.5 (33.6) L/week/1.73 m2with total daily exchange volume of 10.8 (2.7) L. Residual urine output (RUO) measured at 440 (494) mL (anuric 30.6%). Three-month averaged serum K+measured at 4 (0.5) mmol/L with 36% of the participants receiving K+supplements (median: 20 [0;20] mmol/day) and 41.3% KSD (spironolactone dose: 25 – 200 mg/day; amiloride dose: 5 – 10 mg/day). Serum K+correlated positively with weekly Kt/V (r = 0.239; p = 0.039), PD vintage (r = 0.272; p = 0.018) but not with PD modality, daily exchange volume, RUO, or KSD use. However, KSD use was associated with decreased use of OPS (r = -0.646; p < 0.0001).ConclusionsPotassium-sparing diuretics were effective in this cohort of PD patients and decreased the need for OPS utilization.


2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-376
Author(s):  
Qian Shen ◽  
XiaoYan Fang ◽  
YiHui Zhai ◽  
Jia Rao ◽  
Jing Chen ◽  
...  

Background: This study analysed children with end-stage renal disease treated with automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) in our centre to explore the risk factors associated with residual renal function (RRF) loss. Methods: Children treated with APD as the initial renal replacement therapy regimen from January 2008 to December 2016 were included. All the children had a daily urine volume of ≥100 ml/m2 when APD was initiated and a dialysis follow-up time of ≥12 months. A daily urine volume of <100 ml/m2 after 12 months of APD treatment was defined as loss of RRF. Possible risk factors that may be associated with RRF loss were analysed. Results: A total of 66 children were included in the study. After 12 months of APD treatment, the daily urine volume decreased by 377.45 ± 348.80 ml/m2, the residual glomerular filtration rate decreased by 6.39 ± 3.69 ml/min/1.73 m2 and 29 of the patients (43.9%) developed RRF loss. The higher risk of RRF loss after 1 year of APD treatment was most pronounced in patients with daily urine volume of ≤400 ml/m2 before treatment, higher glucose exposure and higher ultrafiltration volume, while the lower risk of RRF loss was in patients with administration of diuretics. Each increase of 1 g/m2/day glucose exposure was associated with a 5% increase in RRF loss (odds ratio (OR) 1.05, p = 0.023) and each increase of 1 ml/m2/day ultrafiltration volume was associated with a 1% increase in RRF loss (OR 1.01, p = 0.013). Conclusion: In children undergoing APD, the risk for loss of RRF is associated with low urine volume at the start of APD, high glucose loading and high peritoneal ultrafiltration volume, while preservation of RRF is associated with the usage of diuretics.


2007 ◽  
Vol 27 (2_suppl) ◽  
pp. 210-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heikki H.T. Saha ◽  
Yrjö K.J. Leskinen ◽  
Juha P. Salenius ◽  
Jorma T. Lahtela

In the present article, we review current knowledge of the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of peripheral vascular disease in patients with end-stage renal disease. The main focus is placed on diabetic patients receiving peritoneal dialysis, but studies on patients receiving hemodialysis are also reviewed, because most reports involve this patient group, and the number of reports on peripheral vascular disease in PD patients alone is limited.


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