Highlights ■ No baseline differences between the groups icodextrin versus glucose. ■ Icodextrin significantly improved ultrafiltration, extracellular water, and phase angle. ■ Mortality and technique survival did not differ between the groups during follow-up. ABSTRACT Objective: The efficacy of icodextrin versus glucose patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis remains unclear. The study was designed to compare the effects of once-daily long-dwell icodextrin versus glucose on markers of hypervolemia and survival among patients with kidney failure undergoing an unplanned initiation of automated peritoneal […]

Highlights Higher plasma levels of CCL2 and lower plasma levels of TNF-α are associated with a greater risk of transfer to hemodialysis or mortality. Lower levels of IL-17 in the dialysate are associated with a greater risk of transfer to hemodialysis or mortality. These findings suggest that inflammatory biomarkers can be valuable tools for predicting all-cause mortality and transfer to hemodialysis in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. ABSTRACT Objective: This study aimed to evaluate inflammatory biomarkers in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis […]

RESUMO O Rhizobium radiobacter (Agrobacterium radiobacter) é um microorganismo Gram-negativo aeróbio do género Agrobacterium, grupo de bactérias fitopatogénicas presentes no solo, que tem sido implicado em infecções oportunistas nos humanos. Relata-se um caso clínico de peritonite bacteriana em criança de 5 anos com doença renal crónica em diálise peritoneal, que teve um factor epidemiológico de contato direto com o solo identificado. A infecção foi tratada com ceftazidima e piperacilina+tazobactam, sem reinfecções ou necessidade de remoção do cateter de diálise peritoneal.