Table 5.
Papers published regarding clinical experiences in incrPD
| Author, year | Period of time | Study design | No. pts on incrPD | incrPD schedule | Initial GFR (ml/min) | Time on incrPD (patient-months) | Peritonitis rate (episode/patient-months) | Results/outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, 1999 [14] | NA | Pilot study | 15 | CAPD 1 dwell/day |
9.8 ± 1.9 | 90 | 1/30 | Adequacy (good) |
| Hospitalization (3 admissions) | ||||||||
| Survival (patients and technique) | ||||||||
| De Vecchi et al., 2000 [15] | 1995–1999 | Pilot prospective, not controlled | 25 | CAPD 1–2 dwells/day |
6–10 | 262 | 1/21 | Good rehabilitation with incrPD |
| Better quality of life with incrPD | ||||||||
| Adequacy (good) | ||||||||
| Exit-site infections (8 episodes) | ||||||||
| Complications | ||||||||
| Hospitalization (3 days/year) | ||||||||
| Survival (patients and technique) | ||||||||
| Burkart et al., 2000 [7] | 1997–1999 | Non randomized, prospective | 13 | CAPD 1–3 dwells/day |
6.7 ± 2.4 | 159 | 1/53 | Adequacy (good) |
| Complications | ||||||||
| Survival (patients and technique) | ||||||||
| Foggensteiner et al., 2002 [8] | 1997–2000 | Pilot, not randomized, prospective | 39 | CAPD 1 dwell/day |
10 | 422 | 1/30 | Adequacy (good) |
| Complications | ||||||||
| Hospitalization (3.6 days/year) | ||||||||
| Survival (patients and technique) | ||||||||
| Neri et al., 2003 [16] | 2000–2001 | Preliminary experience | 5 | APD 3–4 sessions/week | 7–9 | 84 | none | Adequacy |
| Peritonitis | ||||||||
| Compliance | ||||||||
| Complications | ||||||||
| Survival (patients and technique) | ||||||||
| Viglino et al., 2008 [27] | 2004–2007 | Retrospective | 11 | CAPD 2 dwells/day |
7.3 ± 2.7 | 106 | NA | Choice of dialysis modality |
| RRF and adequacy (good) | ||||||||
| Technique survival | ||||||||
| Domenici et al., 2011 [28] | 2000–2008 | Retrospective | 17 | ? | 6.9 ± 1.1 | 480 | 1/48 | Reduced rate of loss of RRF |
| Jeloka et al., 2013 [29] | 2006–2011 | Retrospective | 13 | CAPD 1 dwell/day |
7.8 ± 2.6 | 244 | 1/56 | Adequacy (good) |
| Barràs Sans et al., 2016 [30] | 2003–2012 | Retrospective | 46 | CAPD 3 dwells/day |
8.0 ± 3.2 | 1035 | 1/99 | Reduced rate of loss of RRF |
| Reduced dose of erythropoietin |
APD automated peritoneal dialysis, CAPD continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. For other abbreviations, see previous tables