Peritoneal equilibration test

An adjunct to the assessment of adequacy in PD patients is the peritoneal equilibration test (PET). The PET assesses peritoneal membrane transport characteristics in terms of solute clearances and ultrafiltration. The results are used to select a dialysis regimen appropriate to the transport characteristics of the patient (e.g., high transporters may do better on short dwell APD regimens). The PET is typically undertaken at the same time as adequacy assessments in PD patients. 

Twardowski Z, Nolph KD, Khanna R. Peritoneal equilibration test. Perit Dial Bull 1987 7 138-147. 

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