Metanalysis of low-glucose PD fluid and residual kidney function

An analysis of six randomized controlled trials of neutral pH, low-glucose PD fluids has found that patients who used these fluids had a much slower rate of residual kidney function loss and much higher weekly Kt/Vs than those using standard PD fluids. There were no significant differences between groups in ultrafiltration, blood pressure, or all-cause mortality.

Read the abstract » | (added 04-10-2015)