Biomedical subjects

O Yavascan

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PubMed1998

Does immunologic status predict peritonitis in children treated with CAPD?

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether immunologic status could predict the development of peritonitis in children on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Twenty-one patients (12 boys, 9 girls) aged 10.1 +/- 4.32 years (range: 23 months to 14 years) were studied. The mean duration of CAPD treatment was 12.88 +/- 6.69 months (range: 2-22 months). Twelve healthy children (mean age 11.5 years) were selected as a control group. Lymphocyte subpopulations (CD3, CD4, CD8, CD19, NK, and IL-2R) were determined by double-color flow cytometry (Becton-Dickinson). Statistical evaluation was made by Student's t-test. CD4 (38.4 +/- 7.1% vs. 28.0 +/- 5.4%), CD4/CD8 ratio (1.30 +/- 0.4 vs. 0.96 +/- 0.3), and B lymphocyte (19.9 +/- 8.9% vs. 12.0 +/- 3.2%) levels were significantly higher in CAPD patients compared with controls. CAPD patients showed significantly lower natural killer (NK) cell values than controls (12.7 +/- 7.0% vs. 27.3 +/- 8.3%). Apart from CD19 values (21.9 +/- 10.4% vs. 12.0 +/- 3.2%) there were no significant differences between CAPD patients without infection and the control group in the laboratory parameters studied. On the other hand, CD3 (66.3 +/- 7.9% vs. 55.9 +/- 9.7%), CD4 (38.4 +/- 7.1% vs. 28.0 +/- 5.4%), and CD19 (6.3 +/- 3.3% vs. 12.0 +/- 3.2%) levels were significantly higher in CAPD patients with infection compared with the controls. CAPD patients with infection showed significantly lower NK activity (12.7 +/- 7.1% vs. 27.3 +/- 8.3%) than those in the control group. In conclusion, these results can explain the increased vulnerability to peritonitis in CAPD patients compared with healthy subjects. Additionally, immunologic status can predict the development of peritonitis in children treated with CAPD.

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PubMed1998

Echocardiographic evaluation in children treated with CAPD.

The aim of this study was to evaluate systolic and diastolic cardiac functions in children treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). This study included a total of 21 patients (12 boys, 9 girls), aged 23 months to 14 years (average age: 10.1 +/- 4.32 years). The mean duration on CAPD was 12.88 +/- 6.69 months (range: 2-22 months). Twenty age- and sex-matched healthy subjects served as controls. Evaluation was made at the beginning of CAPD treatment in these 21 patients. Tests were repeated in 9 of 21 patients who had completed a 1-year follow-up period. We measured systolic functions [ejection fraction (EF), and fractional shortening (FS)], and diastolic functions [early (E) and late (A) diastolic peak inflow velocities, and E/A ratio, as well as early diastolic flow deceleration velocity (EF slope) and time (dt) functions] using two-dimensional, M-mode, color Doppler echocardiography. Interventricular septum thickness was also recorded. Blood pressure (BP) levels were monitored serially in all patients. Statistical evaluation was made using Student's t-test. Compared with control subjects, systolic and diastolic parameters were significantly inversely affected in patients on CAPD (P < 0.05). The mean BP levels did not differ significantly between CAPD patients and controls. In 9 patients with a second measurement on CAPD, systolic and diastolic cardiac functions tended to have deteriorated. However, these changes were not statistically significant (P > 0.05). In conclusion, CAPD is the preferable option in children with end-stage renal disease to maintain stable cardiac functions. However, systolic and diastolic dysfunctions tend to progress in children on CAPD.

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