End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis, Uremia
Conditions
Keywords
peritoneal dialysis, fat attenuation index on CT
Brief summary
It was VAT volume predict patient outcome, while VAT density predicted baseline membrane function in PD patients and reflected peritoneal vascular density and local inflammation status.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* The study included peritoneal dialysis patients follow up in our center who had an abdominal CT scan within 2 weeks before PD catheter incubation.
Exclusion criteria
* Those with acute inflammation according to clinical signs, lab results or abdominal CT scan were excluded from the cohort.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the association between peritoneal membrane solute transfer rate and abdominal visceral adipose tissue density measured on CT | from the baseline, 4 weeks before PD catheter insert surgery until patients quit PD or follow up up to 48 months |