... level (serum: 628 U/L, dialysis fluid: 15 U/L) and CT scan. Disentangling etiological factors was challenging. The patient had gallstones, consumed alcoholic beverages, was recently on doxycycline and dialyzed with icodextrin. In addition, PD treatment itself may have been a contributory factor...

... that this effect is attenuated when patients are using icodextrin 7.5% for the once-daily long dwell (containing high calcium concentration). In this case series, we included 8 stable PD patients (mean age 68 ± 13 years, 7 male), all using icodextrin 7.5% (containing 1.75 mmol/L calcium) for the once-daily long...

...Şimal Köksal Cevher; Nihal Ozkayar; Fatih Dede Icodextrin may be used as an alternative to glucose as the osmotic agent in peritoneal dialysis with ultrafiltration failure. In general, icodextrin is known to be safe and well tolerated, but it can also cause hypersensitivity reactions such as skin...