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Peritoneal equilibration test (PET) is the gold standard for evaluating peritoneal transport, and measurement of the drain volume after 4-h dwell time with glucose 4.25% is a simple means of evaluating failure of ultrafiltration. The study objective was to verify if the measurement of the volume drained after 4 h dwell of icodextrin at 7.5% (ICO), has a better correlation with the parameters of PET. Patients in a peritoneal dialysis program (N = 35) underwent three procedures: PET; determination of the drain volume after a 4-h dwell with glucose 4.25%; and determination of the drain volume after a 4-h dwell with ICO. Among patients who were classified as high transporters, the ultrafiltration volume was greater after ICO use. The ICO ultrafiltration volume correlated negatively with the ratio between the 4- and 0-h dialysate glucose concentrations (D4/D0 ratio, r = -0.579; P = 0.002), correlating positively with the dialysate-to-plasma ratio for creatinine (D/PCr ratio, r = 0.474; P = 0.002). For ICO, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.867 and 0.792 for the D/PCr and D4/D0 ratios (P

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of different adhesion barriers in the prevention of de-novo adhesion development after laparoscopic myomectomy. Method: A systematic review was performed by searching seven electronic databases for all randomized clinical trials (RCT) comparing the use of any absorbable adhesion barrier (i.e. intervention group) with either no treatment or placebo (i.e. control group) in the prevention of adhesion development after laparoscopic myomectomy. Results: Eight RCT with a total of 748 participants (392 in the intervention group and 356 in the control group) were included. The assessed adhesion barrier methods were: the oxidized regenerated cellulose (ORC) in 2 studies, the auto-crosslinked hyaluronic acid (HA) gel in 2 studies, the 4% icodextrin solution in one study, the modified HA and carboxy-methylcellulose in one study, the polyethylene glycol ester trilysine amine solution plus a borate buffer solution in one study, and the polyethylene glycol amine plus dextran aldehyde polymers in another study. Conclusions: Adhesion barriers methods showing the most promising results were: ORC, auto-crosslinked HA gel and polyethylene glycol amine plus dextran aldehyde polymers.

Icodextrin peritoneal dialysis solution reportedly benefits patients suffering from metabolic derangement due to glucose load from dialysate. However, the effects of icodextrin on insulin resistance and adipocytokine profile remain unclear. Subjects comprised 14 stable patients on peritoneal dialysis for6 months. Their mean age was 57 +/- 11 years and the mean duration of peritoneal dialysis was 49 +/- 30 months. Patients were classified into groups according to the index of insulin resistance (index of homeostasis model assessment: HOMA-IR): Group A, HOMA-IR2.0 (n = 7); and Group B, HOMA-IRor= 2.0 (n = 7). Glucose peritoneal dialysis solution was subsequently switched to icodextrin once daily during the night. Changes in HOMA-IR and adipocytokine profiles were examined after three months. The glucose absorption dose tended to decrease in both groups after icodextrin introduction, with significant reductions in Group B. No changes were seen in body mass index, fluid status, peritoneal dialysis dose, residual renal function or fasting plasma glucose levels in either group. Plasma insulin levels were unchanged in Group A, but decreased significantly in Group B. The index of insulin resistance was thus unchanged in Group A (from 1.4 +/- 0.4 to 1.5 +/- 0.8) and significantly decreased in Group B (from 5.9 +/- 2.2 to 3.2 +/- 0.6; P0.01). Regarding plasma adipocytokine profiles, no changes were found in plasma leptin, tissue necrosis factor-alpha or total plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels in either group. Plasma adiponectin levels were unchanged in Group A, but significantly increased in Group B. Icodextrin solution could ameliorate insulin resistance by decreasing insulin levels due to a reduction in the glucose load and an increase in plasma adiponectin levels.

A statistical survey conducted at the end of 2005 covered 3985 medical facilities across Japan, and 3940 facilities (98.87%) responded. The dialysis population in Japan at the end of 2005 was 257,765, which showed an increase of 9599 patients (3.87%) from the end of the previous year. The number of patients per million was 2017.6. The crude death rate for one year (from the end of 2004 to the end of 2005) was 9.5%. The mean age of the patients who began dialysis (in 2005) was 66.2 years, and the mean age of the entire dialysis population was 63.9 years. The primary diseases of the patients who began dialysis were diabetic renal disease (42.0%) and chronic glomerulonephritis (27.3%). The mean (+/-SD) serum ferritin concentration of all the dialysis patients was 191 (+/-329) ng/mL. The percentages of antihypertensive agents administered to the hemodialysis patients were as follows: calcium-channel blocker, 50.3%; angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, 11.5%; and angiotensin II-receptor blocker, 33.9%. Of the peritoneal dialysis patients, 33.4% used automated peritoneal dialysis devices. Moreover, 7.3% of the peritoneal dialysis patients received dialysis treatment only in the daytime, and 15% received the treatment only at night. Icodextrin solution was used by 37.2% of the peritoneal dialysis patients. The average amount of dialysis solution used by the peritoneal dialysis patients was 7.43 (+/-2.52) L/day and the average amount of removal fluid was 0.81 (+/-0.60) L/day. A peritoneal equilibration test was conducted on 67% of the patients, and the mean dialysate to plasma creatinine ratio was 0.65 (+/-0.13). The annual incidence of peritonitis in the peritoneal dialysis patients was 19.7%. Of the 126 040 patients who responded to the inquiry of the therapeutic situation of peritoneal dialysis, 676 (0.7%) had a history of encapsulated peritoneal sclerosis and 66 (0.1%) were treated for encapsulated peritoneal sclerosis. The mean life expectancy of the dialysis population in 2003 was calculated according to sex and age. Results showed that the mean life expectancy of the dialysis population was approximately 40-60% of that of the general population of the same sex and age.

Summary: Background: The aim of the study was to assess plasma homocysteine concentration in peritoneal dialysis patients, and to compare the effect of different peritoneal solutions (glucose-based and icodextrin-based) on peritoneal clearance of homocysteine. Methods: The study group comprised 10 chronic peritoneal dialysis patients; the control group comprised 15 healthy, age-matched non-obese subjects with normal renal function. Patients with vitamin B12 or folate deficiency were excluded. In all subjects, plasma homocysteine and dialysis adequacy parameters were assessed at baseline. The clearance study was carried out with 2.27% glucose and 7.5% icodextrin solutions (12-h dwell time). Results: Mean dialysate concentration of homocysteine was similar for both glucose and icodextrin solutions (8.3 ± 3.2 and 8.4 ± 1.9 µmol/L, respectively), but homocysteine clearance was significantly higher for icodextrin than glucose solution (1.82 ± 0.57 vs 1.39 ± 0.53 mL/min per 1.73 m2P = 0.01). Net ultrafiltration after icodextrin solution was also higher than after glucose solution (599 ± 136 mL vs 134 ± 337 mL, P