Marx MA, Shuler CL, Tattersall JE, Golper TA
Plasma iohexol clearance as an alternative to creatinine
clearance for CAPD adequacy studies
Kidney Int
(Dec) 48:1994-1997 1995
Because iohexol has a very low rate of non-renal excretion, the disappearance
rate of iohexol from the plasma can be used as a method of measuring residual
renal function, and in fact has been used for this purpose in dialysis
patients. In this paper the authors are proposing using iohexol clearance as
a means of assessing weekly creatinine clearance (residual renal plus
dialytic removal) in CAPD patients. After a single injection of iohexol, two
blood samples were obtained; the first 4-6 hours later, and the second 24
hours later. An automated X-ray fluorescence method of measuring plasma
iohexol levels was used.
When iohexol clearance was compared against creatinine clearance by total
dialysate collection for 24 hours, the r value was 0.80. There was
substantial non-renal excretion, as the y-intercept was 30 liters/week (3
ml/min) per 1.73 m2 of GFR.
Comment: The authors propose this as a new method for following CAPD
adequacy, but the relatively loose correlation with CCr, the substantial non-
renal excretion, and the history of nephrotoxicity of radiocontrast media,
coupled with the importance of maintaining residual renal function in
dialysis patients, are all factors that will (in my opinion) delay wide
acceptance of this methodology.
(Daugirdas)
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