PERITONEAL FUNCTION-TEST AS A BASIS FOR ASSESSMENT OF ADEQUATE THERAPY AND FOR UREA KINETIC MODELING

The interest in quantification of peritoneal dialysis therapy for corr elation of the dose with clinical outcomes led to the development of t he Peritoneal Function Test (PFT). The test requires sampling from ind ividual drained dialysate exchanges over a 24-hour period, as well as a urine collection and blood sample at the end of the collection. This allows the calculation of a variety of patients, peritoneal and renal characteristics as well as compliance with the peritoneal dialysis pr escription. The reliability of the test was demonstrated with duplicat e measurements. The variance in creatinine generation between predicte d and the actual measured value indicated that compliance with the per itoneal dialysis prescription may be less than assumed.