Table 2.
Effect of prescription of icodextrin for 1 month on ultrafiltration, fluid retention indices and selected biochemical parameters in 17 PD patients with refractory fluid overload. * p < 0.05 versus baseline
| Parameter | Baseline | 1 month Post-Icodextrin |
| Net daily ultrafiltration (ml) | 855 ± 210 | 1454 ± 215* |
| Mean arterial pressure (mmHg) | 106 ± 4 | 96 ± 4* |
| Weight (kg) | 80.8 ± 4.3 | 79.6 ± 4.2 |
| Haemoglobin (g/L) | 107 ± 3 | 104 ± 4 |
| Serum albumin (g/L) | 33.6 ± 1.0 | 32.1 ± 0.9 |
| Serum sodium (mmol/L) | 137 ± 1 | 136 ± 1 |
| Serum chloride (mmol/L) | 94 ± 1 | 93 ± 1 |
| Serum osmolalitv (mOsm/kg) | 290 ± 3 | 288 ± 3 |
| Serum urea (mmol/L) | 16.1 ± 1.6 | 16.7 ± 2.2 |
| Serum creatinine (mmol/L) | 0.80 ± 0.07 | 0.71 ± 0.06 |
| Serum glucose (mmol/L) | 9.8 ± 1.6 | 7.8 ± 1.2 |