Peritoneal dialysis patient survival: a comparison between a Swedish and a Korean centre.

BACKGROUND: Dialysis patient mortality remains high, and this high mortality may be due to many factors. In peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, old age, co-morbid diseases, malnutrition, low residual renal function (RRF) and a high peritoneal transport rate have been shown to influence survival, but the relative importance of these factors may differ between different patient populations. Besides, centre practice patterns may differ between centres and may influence patient survival. In addition, the literature suggests that dialysis patient survival may be better in Asian than in Caucasian patients. METHODS: The influence of centre and patient characteristics on patient survival was investigated in 132 Korean and 106 Swedish incident PD patients, who underwent initial biochemical measurements and assessment of adequacy of dialysis, nutritional status, RRF and peritoneal transport characteristics. RESULTS: At the start of PD, Korean patients had a higher prevalence of diabetes, peritoneal Kt/V(urea), peritoneal creatinine clearance and peritoneal fluid removal, and lower body mass index, RRF and dialysate to plasma creatinine concentration ratio (D/P Cr) compared with Swedish patients. Significantly more patients from Korea were placed on temporary haemodialysis before PD (100 out of 132) when compared with Swedish patients (21 out of 106). During the follow-up, there was a significantly higher rate of transfer to other units in Korea and a significantly higher rate of kidney transplantation in Sweden. On Kaplan-Meier analysis, overall patient survival did not differ and relative risk for death was also not different between the two centres even after adjustment for age, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, RRF and D/P Cr. On Cox proportional hazards multivariate analysis, age, diabetes, RRF and D/P Cr were found to be independent predictors of mortality in the combined cohort of patients. While age, diabetes and D/P Cr were independent predictors of mortality in Korean patients, age and RRF independently predicted mortality in Swedish patients. CONCLUSION: Although there were significant differences in centre and patient characteristics, we were unable to confirm a survival advantage for Korean over Swedish PD patients. The results of this study suggest that the reported difference in survival between Asian and Caucasian dialysis patients may have been due, in part, to differences in centre and patient characteristics rather than to race as such. The genetic influence on patient characteristics remains, however, to be elucidated.     

应用个体化营养方案对COPD患者病情影响的研究

目的　研究应用个体化营养方案对慢性阻塞性肺疾病 (COPD)患者进行营养治疗后的病情变化 ,评价个体化营养方案对病情的影响 ,阐明个体化营养方案的治疗价值。方法　选择 80例COPD患者 ,随机分为实验组与对照组 ,实验组应用个体化方案进行营养治疗 ,对照组采用普通膳食 ,观察营养状况、临床表现、病情急性发作次数、住院次数、治疗费用、并发症、呼吸衰竭发生率、死亡率、肺通气功能的变化。结果　实验组营养状况显著好于对照组P <0. 0 5 ,实验组病情急性发作次数、住院天数减少 ,治疗费用降低 ,与对照组比 ,差异显著P <0 . 0 5 ,实验组临床表现减轻 ,与对照组比差异显著P <0 . 0 5 ,实验组患者肺功能有所改善 ,差异显著P <0 . 0 5 ,实验组并发症、呼衰发生率、死亡率与对照组比显著降低P <0 . 0 5。结论　个体化营养方案简便易行、科学、经济 ,患者易接受 ,应用该个体化营养方案对COPD患者实施营养支持 ,营养效果明显 ,能确切改善患者病情。     

术后早期肠内营养对食管癌患者肠黏膜屏障功能的影响

目的 探讨食管癌患者术后早期施行肠内营养支持对胃肠道黏膜屏障的保护作用. 方法术前3个月内体重下降超过患病前体重20%的食管癌患者56例,按所给营养方法不同分为肠内营养组(n=30)和肠外营养组(n=26),观察两组患者的临床结果,分别于术后第1、4和8天测定两组患者尿乳果糖与甘露醇的比值、血浆内毒素、肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)、胃泌素和谷氨酰胺水平. 结果肠内营养组患者术后体重减轻较少,感染性并发症发生较少(P<0.01,0.05).术后第4天和8天,肠内营养组尿乳果糖与甘露醇比值、血浆内毒素和TNF较肠外营养组低(P<0.01),胃泌素、谷氨酰胺较肠外营养组高(P<0.01). 结论食管癌患者术后早期肠内营养对肠道黏膜屏障功能具有一定的保护作用,有可能减少术后感染性并发症的发生.     

含谷氨酰胺双肽肠外营养在门腔分流术后应用的临床研究

目的　探讨门腔分流术后病人给予含丙氨酰 谷氨酰胺双肽 (Ala GLN)肠外营养 (PN)的安全性 ;观察其营养支持的效果 ,及对肠道通透性的影响。方法　 16例病人随机分为两组。对照组(n =7)接受不含GLN的PN ;实验组 (n =9)接受含Ala GLN双肽的PN。两组自术后第 1天起给予等氮、等热量的PN共 7d ,于PN前后分别测定血清前白蛋白、氮平衡变化、血清GLN浓度、血氨、尿乳果糖 /甘露醇排泄率比值 (L/Mratio)、生化和临床指标的变化。结果　对照组术后血清GLN水平比术前显著降低 ,术后实验组GLN水平 (5 77± 4 2 ) μmol/L显著 (P =0 0 0 9)高于对照组术后水平 (499± 6 1)μmol/L ;两组术前的L/M比率均明显高于国人正常水平 ,术后对照组L/M水平 (0 0 95± 0 0 34)显著 (P=0 0 4 5 )高于实验组 (0 0 6 4± 0 0 2 3) ;两组累积氮平衡无显著性差异 ,但实验组第 5～ 7天期间氮平衡要明显优于对照组 ,实验组第 5天氮平衡 (- 15 3± 4 6 9)mg·kg-1·d-1显著 (P =0 0 4 3)好于对照组 (-92 7± 90 5 )mg·kg-1·d-1;对照组术后血清前白蛋白水平较术前显著下降 ,实验组术后血清前白蛋白水平 (0 2 6 9± 0 0 37)g/L显著 (P =0 0 0 1)高于对照组 (0 199± 0 0 2 7)g/L ;两组术后血氨水平相比无统计学意义 ;生     

含胰岛素的全营养混合液对患者血糖的影响

目的:观察全营养混合液中加入胰岛素进行肠外营养对患者血糖水平的影响。方法:将进行肠外营养的患者随机分成两组,治疗组50例次,在全营养混合液中加入胰岛素进行肠外营养。对照组50例次,全营养混合液中不加入胰岛素。观察营养液输注前10min、输注后1h及10h两组各时段血糖值。结果:营养液输注前10min,治疗组血糖值为(5.41±1.07)mmol/L,对照组血糖值为(5.84±1.21)mmol/L,差异无显著性意义(μ=1.88,P>0.05)。营养液输注1h后,治疗组血糖值为(6.79±1.42)mmol/L,对照组血糖值为(7.84±1.65)mmol/L,差异有显著性意义(μ=3.41,P<0.01)。营养液输注10h后,治疗组血糖值为(6.68±1.05)mmol/L,对照组血糖值为(8.01±1.34)mmol/L,差异有显著性意义(μ=5.52,P<0.01)。结论:将胰岛素直接加入全营养混合液中输注,能有效地控制患者的血糖水平。     

胃癌术后膳食纤维和早期肠内营养与消化道并发症的关系

目的探讨胃癌术后膳食纤维和早期肠内营养(EN)与消化道相关并发症的关系。方法采用随机对照的方法,把56例胃癌术后患者随机分成能全素组和能全素加膳食纤维组,经鼻肠管进行早期肠内营养(EN),观察两组EN常见消化道并发症的发生情况。结果两组患者在临床资料方面具有可比性(P>0.05)。两组患者的术后腹胀、腹泻的发生率相似,均P>0.05,差异无统计学意义。1例能全素加膳食纤维组患者因吻合口水肿、输入袢不完全性梗阻而发生恶心、呕吐,其余患者均未发生恶心和呕吐。结论胃癌术后的早期膳食纤维EN并不增加EN消化道并发症的发生率。     

谷氨酰胺和生长激素对短肠综合征患者肠道代偿作用

目的探讨谷氨酰胺和生长激素对短肠综合征(SBS)患者的肠道代偿作用。方法26例短肠综合征患者残余小肠长度为0～100(中位数42.5)cm,手术后接受肠外营养(PN)支持3-52个月,联合应用生长激素(GH)(0.10±0.06)mg·kg-1·d-1和谷氨酰胺(GLN)(0.30±0.17)g·kg-1·d-1进行肠道促代偿治疗。结果26例接受GH加GLN治疗的SBS患者,其中9例(34.6%)治疗后近期内完全摆脱PN;8例(30.8%)经治疗后明显减少了PN用量,从每周需要PN(6.0±1.0)d下降至(4.2±1.0)d,每周PN需要量从(13.6±5.2)L降至(8.2±3.3)L;9例(34.6%)在治疗后仍依赖PN维持。结论经过合适的营养支持和肠道促代偿治疗,大多数短肠综合征患者残留肠道能充分代偿,完全摆脱PN或减少PN用量,长期健康生存。     

纤维素酶对玉米秸青贮营养成分及其奶牛瘤胃降解率的影响

本研究探讨了添加纤维素酶制剂对玉米秸青贮营养成分含量变化及其瘤胃内降解率的影响。以去穗玉米秸为试验材料,分别以0.00 g/1kg(C)、0.05g/1kg(Ⅰ)、0.2g/1kg(Ⅱ)、1g/1kg(Ⅲ)进行添加纤维素酶,贮藏4周后进行常规营养成分含量变化分析和饲养试验。用4头装有永久性瘘管荷斯坦乳牛,按4×4拉丁方设计进行瘤胃内降解率的试验。结果为:Ⅰ组、Ⅱ组和Ⅲ组玉米秸青贮DM含量差异不显著,但均显著低于C组;不同处理组的玉米秸青贮CP含量随纤维素添加量增加而显著提高,以1g/1kg纤维素酶添加处理的提高幅度最大;NDF和ADF含量均随着纤维素添加量增加而显著下降,其中1g/1kg纤维素酶添加处理的下降幅度最大。Ⅲ组、Ⅱ组和Ⅰ组玉米秸青贮的DM和CP奶牛瘤胃有效降解率均显著高于C组,并且Ⅲ组显著高于Ⅱ组和Ⅰ组;不同处理组的玉米秸青贮NDF有效降解率之间差异显著,Ⅲ组>Ⅱ组>Ⅰ组>C组;玉米秸青贮ADF有效降解率Ⅲ组、Ⅱ组和Ⅰ组之间无显著差异,但均显著高于C组。表明纤维素酶处理能提高青贮营养价值,且纤维素酶以1g/1kg添加量为宜。     

Increased prevalence of undernutrition in Parkinson's disease and its relationship to clinical disease parameters

Summary An anthropometric study was performed in 95 subjects (53 male, 42 female) with Parkinson's disease. Weight, height, triceps and biceps skin-fold thicknesses, and mid-arm circumference were recorded. A high incidence of undernutrition was found (23.6% of males and 22.5% of females, as defined by recent British guidelines). A subgroup of severely disabled patients with Parkinson's disease had a significantly lower mean body mass index than a similarly disabled control group with chronic pyramidal upper motor neuron lesions (males 20.6v 23.2 kg/m² p<0.05; females 20.6v 26.6 kg/m² p<0.01), suggesting that the undernutrition is not due to chronic illness or immobility alone. Correlation between anthropometric indices and clinical features of disease demonstrated that the presence of moderate or severe dyskinetic movements was the clinical parameter most strongly related to undernutrition. The reduction in anthropometric indices was most marked for skin fold thickness (related to percentage body fat) and least for arm muscle circumference (related to lean body mass); therefore the weight loss seen in Parkinson's disease is primarily due to fat loss rather than muscle loss.