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 |