The effect of small solute clearances on survival of anuric peritoneal dialysis patients.

≥ ≥ ≥ 2 and ≥ 2.2, respectively (DOQI targets); whereas only 35% on CAPD (31/89) and 35% (9/26) on APD had a weekly pCCr ≥ 60 L/1.73 m 2 and 66 L/1.73 m 2 , respectively. Median follow-up times among patients were 16.5 and 19.5 months pre- and postanuria, respectively. Patients with pKt/V ≥ 1.85 experienced a strong decrease in patient mortality (RR = 0.54, p = 0.10); the effect was less pronounced for pCCr ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ 50 L/1.73 m 2 (RR = 0.63, p = 0.25). No relationship was observed between pKt/V or pCCr and TF. ♦ Conclusion: Mortality was noticeably less frequent among patients with a pKt/V ≥ 1.85 compared with those with a Kt/V < 1.85 (p = 0.10). Given the magnitude of the association, the failure to observe statistical significance relates to the size of the patient cohort. Our results imply that it is, in fact, possible to achieve DOQI targets among anuric patients on peritoneal dialysis.