TREATMENT OF CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE FOLLOWING CARDIO-PULUMONARY BYPASS SURGERY

—THE EFFECT OF CONTINUOUS PERITONEAL DIALYSIS—

Abstract

For the treatment of CRF, extra-corporeal ultrafiltration method was used during cardiopulumonary bypass and continuous peritoneal dialysis (CPD) was performed postoperatively. The dialyzing . solution was continuously infused and drained. The duration of CPD ranged 7-19 days. The average of serum-potassium level did not increased during CPD. The average blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine level increased mildley during CPD. The daily water removal by the CPD was 1284 ± 765ml/m². No complication attributable to the CPD was observed in any patients. We concluded that this metod was effective for treatmentof chronic renal failure following cardiopulumonary bypass surgery. And the CPD is more safety than hemodialysis because of the complication such as bleeding and hypotension.