Predicting plasma concentrations of common biochemical values from residual peritoneal fluid in patients on peritoneal dialysis .

Peritoneal dialysis is now widely used in the management of renal failure. Since frequent blood sampling is needed to assess the adequacy of dialysis, we decided to investigate whether equilibrated peritoneal fluid could be used instead of blood samples to monitor biochemical values in patients being treated with peritoneal dialysis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]