Table 1 Patient characteristics in the control (Uncontrolled T) and intervention (37 °C) groups
Uncontrolled T (n = 9) | 37 °C T (n = 9) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
n. patients | 9,00 | 9,00 | |
dialysate temperature (°C) | 32,22 ± 0,26 | 36,78 ± 0,38 | < 0,0001 |
males (percentage) | 78% | 78% | ns |
diabetics (percentage) | 22% | 56% | ns |
hypertensive (percentage) | 89% | 89% | ns |
high average transporters (percentage) | 44% | 44% | ns |
low average transporters (percentage) | 33% | 44% | ns |
high transporters (percentage) | 0% | 11% | ns |
low transporters (percentage) | 22% | 0% | ns |
dialysis vintage (months) | 28,44 ± 9,11 | 25,56 ± 5,82 | ns |
urinary creatinine clearance (ml/min) | 4,72 ± 2,76 | 6,32 ± 2,01 | ns |
urine output (ml/4 h PET test) | 133,30 ± 72,65 | 188,90 ± 54,50 | ns |
dialysate volume drained (ml) | 2267,00 ± 108,30 | 2156,00 ± 70,93 | ns |
serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 9,53 ± 1,23 | 8,39 ± 0,79 | ns |
serum urea (mg/dl) | 110,10 ± 8,55 | 118,00 ± 11,84 | ns |
serum albumin (g/dl) | 3,70 ± 0,11 | 3,42 ± 0,13 | ns |
serum hemoglobin (g/dl) | 11,60 ± 0,00 | 11,42 ± 0,36 | ns |
serum c-reactive protein (mg/dl) | 0,29 ± 0,06 | 0,63 ± 0,28 | ns |