Chanliau J, Duran P-Y, Mallie J, Kessler M
Urea and weekly creatinine clearances measured by direct quantification: Comparison in APD, CAPD, and conventional HD
Am Soc Nephrol
J Am Soc Nephrol (abstract) (Nov) 6:860 1995

Chanliau and colleagues have compared total urea and creatinine clearances in 63 stable anuric HD, APD and CAPD patients by direct quantification of solutes for each dialysis technique. Patients on HD received three sessions per week (4h20 +/_ 45 min each), CAPD patients used 9.8 liters +/_ 1.0 of dialysate per day, and APD patients (tidal technique) used 19.6 +/- 4.1 L/day. Creatinine removal, urea removal, and weekly creatinine clearances did not differ significantly from one method to another. Weekly urea clearances were not different on HD vs APD, whereas they were significantly lower on CAPD. It appears that real HD clearances are much less than those extrapolated from indirect methods, and that APD can be as efficient as HD for urea and creatinine removal. (Verger)

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