Review Article
Biocompatible Peritoneal Dialysis Fluids: Clinical Outcomes
Table 1
Adverse effects mediated by conventional peritoneal dialysis fluids.
| Characteristics of fluid | Adverse effects |
| Acidic pH (5.0–5.8) | Pain [14, 17] | Compromised mesothelial cell viability [8, 18] | Lactate buffer (30–40 mmol/L) | Compromised host-cell defense [11] | ↑ Glucose concentrations (75.5 to 214 mmol/L) | Peritoneal membrane dysfunction [12] | Vasculopathy via AGE [12] | | Compromised host-cell defense [6, 19] | ↑ Glucose degradation product | Nephrotoxicity [15] | | Peritoneal membrane dysfunction [20, 21] |
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