Ultrafiltration Patterns during Automated Peritoneal Dialysis: Findings and Insights to Peritoneal Physiology

What is it about?

As the Automated PD treatment progressed, the UF achieved per cycle increased and so did the likelihood of net positive UF. While the exact explanation of these findings is unclear, we hypothesize that peritoneal surface area recruitment, mesenteric elasticity, and cumulative glucose concentration in the interstitium and over the course of an APD treatment are possible factors.

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