NKF KDOQI GUIDELINES

Clinical Practice Guidelines and Clinical Practice Recommendations
2006 Updates
Hemodialysis Adequacy
Peritoneal Dialysis Adequacy
Vascular Access


I.  CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS ADEQUACY

Acronyms and Abbreviations

ACE
Angiotensin-converting enzyme
ADEMEX
Adequacy of Peritoneal Dialysis in Mexico
APD
Automated peritoneal dialysis
ARB
Angiotensin receptor blocker
AV
Arteriovenous
BMI
Body mass index
BSA
Body surface area
CANUSA
Canada-United States Study
CAPD
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
CCPD
Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
CCr
Creatinine clearance
CHF
Congestive heart failure
CI
Confidence interval
CKD
Chronic kidney disease
CMS CPM
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Clinical Performance Measures Project
COX-2
Cyclooxygenase-2
CPG
Clinical Practice Guideline
CPR
Clinical Practice Recommendation
CQI
Continuous quality improvement
CRP
C-Reactive protein
CVD
Cardiovascular disease
DBP
Diastolic blood pressure
D/D0
End dwell dialysate dextrose over initial dialysate dextrose
DOQI
Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative
D/P
Dialysate to plasma ratio
DPI
Dietary protein intake
DV
Drain volume of peritoneal effluent
EAPOS
European Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Outcome Study
ECF
Extracellular fluid
GFR
Glomerular filtration rate
HD
Hemodialysis
HR
Hazard ratio
IDEAL
Initiating Dialysis Early And Late
IPP
Intraperitoneal pressure
KDOQI
Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative
KLS
Kidney Learning System
KRT
Kidney replacement therapy
Kt/Vurea
Urea nitrogen clearance divided by volume of distribution of urea nitrogen
LBW
Low birth weight
LVH
Left ventricular hypertrophy
LVM
Left ventricular mass
LVMI
Left ventricular mass index
MAP
Mean arterial blood pressure
MDRD
Modification of Diet in Renal Disease
MTAC
Mass transfer area coefficients
NAPRTCS
North American Pediatric Renal Transplant Cooperative Study
nd
No data reported
NECOSAD
Netherlands Cooperative Study on the Adequacy of Dialysis
NIPD
Nightly intermittent peritoneal dialysis
NKF
National Kidney Foundation
nPCR
Normalized protein catabolic rate
nPNA
Normalized protein equivalent of total nitrogen appearance
NS
Not significant
NSAIDs
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
OR
Odds ratio
pCCr
Peritoneal creatinine clearance
PCR
Protein catabolic rate
PD
Peritoneal dialysis
PDC
Peritoneal dialysis capacity test
PET
Peritoneal equilibration test
PNA
Protein equivalent of total nitrogen appearance
QOL
Quality of life
RCT
Randomized controlled trial
rGFR
Residual glomerular filtration rate
RKF
Residual kidney function
ROC
Receiver operating characteristic
RR
Relative risk
SBP
Systolic blood pressure
SD
Standard deviation
SGA
Subjective global assessment
SPA
Standard peritoneal permeability analysis
TBW
Total body water
TNa
Total sodium removal
TUF
Total ultrafiltration
UF
Peritoneal ultrafiltration
USRDS
United States Renal Data System
UV
Urine volume
V
Volume of distribution of urea nitrogen