Search for: [Abstract = "The aim of the study was assessment of the nutritional status of patients with ESRD on peritoneal dialyses and relationships between activation of non\-specific inflammatory process, effectivness of dialysotherapy and malnutrition. The study group included 60 patients \(33 M 27 F\) aged from 19 to 77 years \(mean 50,44 \+\/\- 14 years\) on peritoneal dialysis treated in the Department of Nephrology, University Hospital in Cracow. Patients with an active inflammatory process, such as hepatitis B or C or rheumatoid arthritis were excluded. The entire 24\-month observation period was completed by 59 patients, 1 patient died \(1,7%\). 3 of them were transferred to HD \(because of infectious complications\), and 10 \(16,7%\) of them received kidney grafts. Nutritional status was assessed by using SGA scale, anthropometric data, bioimpendancy, and biochemical parameters. Adequacy of the dialysis was measured by Kt\/V and TKK coefficients, peritoneal equilibration was measured by the PET test, inflammatory process was assessed by cytokine and acute phase protein concentrations \(IL\-6 and TNFa, CRP, fibrynogen, leptin and lipoprotein \(a\)\). After 2 years of the observation, indexes of dialysis adequacy \(Kt\/V and TKK\) did not reveal significant changes. No relationship between adequacy parameters and nutritional status nor residual renal function was found. No differences in nutritional and inflamm"]
