ADEMEX
Adequacy of Peritoneal Dialysis in Mexico
Patient / Population Intervention / Exposure Comparison Outcome
In 965 peritoneal-dialysis patients, increased peritoneal clearance did not reduce mortality compared with standard clearance.
N
965
Design
RCT
Endpoint
All-cause mortality
Relevance
2
ResultRR 1.00 (95% CI 0.80–1.24).
Paniagua R, et al. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2002;13(5):1307-1320. 10.1681/ASN.V1351307
Discussion & critique
Defined the minimum peritoneal Kt/V; a higher dose gave no benefit, mirroring HEMO.