Francisco Cano, Lorena Sanchez, Anabella Rebori, Lily Quiroz, Angela Delucchi, Iris Delgado, Maria Alejandra Aguilar, Marta Azócar, Florencia Castro, Maria José Ibacache, Mónica Cuevas, Maria Esquivel
The peritoneal equilibration test (PET) is the gold standard method for defining peritoneal membrane permeability and for prescribing peritoneal dialysis (PD) therapy on an individual basis. However, it is laborious, consumes nursing time, and requires many hours to be performed. Therefore, several authors have attempted to validate a short PET protocol, with controversial results. To evaluate the concordance between the 2-h (short) and 4-h (classical) peritoneal equilibrium test, a prospective observational protocol was applied in three PD centers (Mexico, Chile, and Uruguay) between July 1, 2008 and July 31 2009...
October 2010: Pediatric Nephrology