Cochrane · systematic review · CD007554

Biocompatible dialysis fluids for peritoneal dialysis

Htay, H, Johnson, DW, Wiggins, KJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library

Kidney and Transplant2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
14
current version
GRADE rated
14
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 7.1%Low 9 · 64.3%Moderate 2 · 14.3%High 2 · 14.3%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

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Low GDP (all buffer types) compared to standard glucose dialysate for peritoneal dialysis (PD)

Population: PD patients
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Residual renal function (GFR;
Low GDP (all buffer types) vs standard glucose dialysate
no estimate extracted15 studies · 835 participantsHigh
Urine volume (
Low GDP (all buffer types) vs standard glucose dialysate
no estimate extracted11 studies · 791 participantsHigh
Peritoneal ultrafiltration: 4 hours (
Low GDP (all buffer types) vs standard glucose dialysate
no estimate extracted9 studies · 414 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness
Peritoneal solute transport rate (4‐hour dialysis:plasma creatinine) (
Low GDP (all buffer types) vs standard glucose dialysate
no estimate extracted10 studies · 746 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness
Peritonitis rate (episodes/total patient‐months) (up to 24 months)
Low GDP (all buffer types) vs standard glucose dialysate
RR 1.18 [0.84, 1.64]10 studies · 18184 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness
Technique failure (death‐censored) (
Low GDP (all buffer types) vs standard glucose dialysate
RR 1.1 [0.75, 1.63]15 studies · 1275 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness
Death (all causes) (
Low GDP (all buffer types) vs standard glucose dialysate
RR 0.73 [0.47, 1.14]1229 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness

Glucose polymer (icodextrin) compared to standard glucose dialysate for peritoneal dialysis (PD)

Population: PD patients
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Uncontrolled fluid overload (
Glucose polymer (icodextrin) vs standard glucose dialysate
RR 0.3 [0.15, 0.59]2 studies · 100 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Rash (
Glucose polymer (icodextrin) vs standard glucose dialysate
RR 2.51 [0.59, 10.72]3 studies · 755 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Residual renal function (renal CrCl) (
Glucose polymer (icodextrin) vs standard glucose dialysate
no estimate extracted4 studies · 114 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Urine volume (
Glucose polymer (icodextrin) vs standard glucose dialysate
no estimate extracted3 studies · 69 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Daily ultrafiltration (
Glucose polymer (icodextrin) vs standard glucose dialysate
no estimate extracted4 studies · 102 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision
Peritonitis (
Glucose polymer (icodextrin) vs standard glucose dialysate
RR 0.95 [0.77, 1.18]6 studies · 667 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Technique failure (death‐censored) (up to 24 months)
Glucose polymer (icodextrin) vs standard glucose dialysate
RR 0.6 [0.32, 1.12]4 studies · 350 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision