Why the study?
Does adequate total solute clearance improve quality of life in long-term peritoneal dialysis patients?
Population
67 long-term peritoneal dialysis patients at a university teaching hospital.
Comparison
Adequate total solute clearance vs Inadequate total solute clearance
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Adequate Kt/Vurea was associated with better QoL in PD patients; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective confirmation before guiding targets.
Does adequate total solute clearance improve quality of life in long-term peritoneal dialysis patients?
In peritoneal dialysis patients, adequate total solute clearance based on Kt/Vurea, but not weekly CCr, is associated with better quality of life.
Chen et al. (2000) studied this question.