... to assess the precise role played by lymphatics in fluid kinetics during peritoneal dialysis. By analogy with ascites and by extrapolation from previous studies of drain volumes after infusion of isotonic and hypertonic solutions, the average daily lymph absorption rate during CAPD may be predicted...

...K.N. Lai; J.W.C. Leung; R. Swaminathan; N.S. Panesar Dialytic ultrafiltration with a hemofilter was performed in 21 cirrhotic patients with intractable ascites refractory to sodium restriction and diuretic therapy. A continuous flow of ascitic fluid at a rate of 300-400 ml/min through a hemofilter...