ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PERITONEAL GLUCOSE EXPOSURE AND PERITONITIS IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS: THE balANZ TRIAL
2017
Background: Glucose is the primary osmotic medium used in most peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions, and exposure to glucose has been shown to exert detrimental effects both locally, at the peritoneal membrane, and systemically. Moreover, high dialysate glucose exposure may predispose patients to an increased risk of peritonitis, perhaps as a result of impaired host defences, vascular disease, and damage to the peritoneal membrane.
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