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  • Title: Ultrafiltration and effective peritoneal blood flow during peritoneal dialysis in the rat.
    Author: Grzegorzewska AE, Moore HL, Nolph KD, Chen TW.
    Journal: Kidney Int; 1991 Apr; 39(4):608-17. PubMed ID: 1904962.
    Abstract:
    The dependence between maximum net ultrafiltration rate (nUFR) created by 15% dextrose dialysis solution and effective peritoneal capillary blood flow (EPBF) estimated by the diffusive mass transport coefficient (KBD) and peritoneal clearance (Cp) of CO2 gas was evaluated during 30 minute, 15 ml peritoneal dialysis exchanges in anesthetized rats (N = 18). The values of KBD for CO2 suggested a mean EPBF of 1.9 +/- 0.1 (SEM) ml/min for isosmotic exchanges and 2.7 +/- 0.2 ml/min for hyperosmotic ones with a mean maximum nUFR of 0.43 +/- 0.01 ml/min. Cp of CO2 measured after the first five minutes of dwell underestimated EPBF. In normally hydrated rats, maximum nUFR was achieved when the peritoneal filtration fraction was 32 +/- 2%. This value is similar to the glomerular filtration fraction in rats of 30%. Thus, our results indicate the following relationships: EPBF = (approximately 3 x maximum nUFR)/(1 - hematocrit). EPBF was about six times greater than maximum nUFR and exceeded about 57 times nUFR obtained under isosmotic conditions. These differences between EPBF and nUFR suggest normal EPBF is not a major limiting factor for maximum ultrafiltration achieved during peritoneal dialysis.
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