Cueto-Manzano A, Gambe G, Guerrero L, Correa-Rotter R
Correlation between peritoneal transport type and peritoneal protein losses
Am Soc Nephrol
J Am Soc Nephrol (abstract) (Nov) 6:595 1995

This abstract, from Mexico City, develops on previous observations that peritoneal transport type is inversely correlated with serum albumin in PD patients. The authors confirm this finding but go on to show that the four-hour D/P value for albumin correlates very strongly with serum albumin. This suggests that PD albumin losses have a major effect on serum albumin. An increase in peritoneal protein losses with time is also reported and this has not been noted before and is rather surprising. The authors also find that body surface area and protein losses are correlated, presumably because body and peritoneal surface area are related. Whether body surface area is therefore inversely correlated with serum albumin is not stated. This abstract is important because it further elucidates an important observation in PD that may have significant clinical consequences. (Blake)

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