Table 1.
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine, electrolytes including bicarbonate (HCO3), hemoglobin (Hb), white blood cell (WBC) counts and ammonia levels in the control (CTL, n=10) and peritoneal dialysis (PD, n=14) groups and in hemodialysis (HD, n=23) patients immediately before and after hemodialysis procedure
| CTL | PD | Pre-HD | Post-HD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUN (mg/dL) | 14.9±4.5 | 44.8±13.4* | 52±21.1* | 10±3.9** |
| Creatinine(mg/dL) | 0.8±0.1 | 12.2±2.9* | 10±2.3* | 3±0.5*,**,*** |
| Na (mEq/L) | 137.8±1.7 | 137.9±2.1 | 137±2.0 | 138±1.2 |
| K (mEq/L) | 4.3±0.4 | 4±0.5 | 5±0.6*,** | 3±0.4*,**,*** |
| Cl (mEq/L) | 103.6±2.0 | 97±3.0 | 95±2.8 | 95±1.4 |
| HCO3 (mEq/L) | 27.5±2.5 | 25.4±1.8 | 28±2.8 | 34±2.8*,**,*** |
| Hb (g/dL) | 14.2±0.9 | 10.7±1.0* | 9.8±0.6* | 10.4±0.7* |
| WBC (K/μL) | 7.3±3.0 | 6.8±2.1 | 7.4±2.1 | 7.8±1.7 |
| Ammonia (μmol/L) | 25.3±0.3 | 20.2±1.4 | 21.7±1.2 | 23.1±1.9 |
*
P<0.05 vs. control,
**
P<0.05 vs. PD,
***
P<0.05 vs. pre-hemodialysis.