Value of accelerated peritoneal examination time in pediatric nocturnal intermittent peritoneal dialysis

Abstract

Introduction: In clinical practice, most of the pediatric dialysis patients lack optimal dwell time resulting in suboptimal ultrafiltration (UF) and solute clearance. The appropriate dwell time may be possible to delineate from the Accelerated Peritoneal Examination (APEX) time, derived from a standardized peritoneal equilibration test (PET).