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1996 Peritoneal Dialysis Core Indicators Study: report on nutritional indicators

M J Flanigan1, G R Bailie, D L Frankenfield

  • 1Department of Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA.

Peritoneal Dialysis International : Journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
|December 16, 1998
PubMed
Summary

This 1996 study found that while peritoneal dialysis delivery was adequate, many patients had poor protein nutrition despite sufficient energy intake. This highlights a key area for improvement in dialysis patient care.

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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Renal Medicine
  • Dialysis Therapy

Background:

  • Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a vital treatment for end-stage renal disease.
  • Understanding PD practices and patient outcomes is crucial for optimizing care.
  • The 1996 Peritoneal Dialysis Core Indicators Study aimed to assess PD delivery in the U.S.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To illustrate the conduct of peritoneal dialysis in the United States in 1996.
  • To evaluate the dialysis prescription, delivered dose, and patient status.
  • To identify nutritional status and management of anemia in PD patients.

Main Methods:

  • A medical records audit of 1317 randomly selected adult U.S. Medicare patients on PD in 1996.
  • Data abstracted included demographics, dialysis prescription, dialysis dose, residual renal function, serum albumin, and hematocrit.

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  • Analysis focused on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) groups.

    • Main Results:

    • The study included 785 CAPD and 423 APD patients.
    • Peritoneal dialysis delivery was generally reasonable, with adequate dialysis efficiency (wKt/Vurea, wCrCl).
    • Despite a tendency toward obesity, 47% had low serum albumin and 70% had inadequate protein intake (nPNA < 1.0 g/kg/day).

    Conclusions:

    • Peritoneal dialysis patients exhibit marginal protein reserves.
    • Energy stores appear sufficient, but protein nutrition is a concern.
    • Dialysis efficiency did not strongly correlate with nutritional status in this cohort.