Table 3.

Biochemical changes after initiation of PD.

	Baseline (prior to commencing PD)	Change from baseline on day 1	Change from baseline on day 2	Change from baseline on day 3
SCr (micromol/L); Mean (SD)	[n = 31]; 378 (173)	[n = 31]; +62 (71)	[n = 28]; +111 (103)	[n = 20]; +134 (149)
Urea (mmol/L); Mean (SD)	[n = 28]; 24.4 (11.1)	[n = 24]; +3.0 (4.1)	[n = 23]; +4.9 (6.6)	[n = 17]; +4.4 (6.6)
Potassium (mmol/L); Mean (SD)	[n = 31]; 5.3 (0.7)	[n = 29]; −0.1 (0.5)	[n = 28]; −0.4 (0.6)	[n = 21]; −0.4 (0.9)

Abbreviations: SCr, serum creatinine.