Abstract: PO1006
Estimation of Residual Kidney Function with Serum Levels of β2-Microglobulin in Peritoneal Dialysis
Session Information
- Peritoneal Dialysis
November 04, 2021 | Location: On-Demand, Virtual Only
Abstract Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Category: Dialysis
- 702 Dialysis: Home Dialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis
Authors
- Strufaldi, Fernando Louzada, Universidade de Sao Paulo Hospital das Clinicas, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Lutf, Luciana Gil, Universidade de Sao Paulo Hospital das Clinicas, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Elias, Rosilene M., Universidade de Sao Paulo Hospital das Clinicas, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Abensur, Hugo, Universidade de Sao Paulo Hospital das Clinicas, Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background
Residual kidney function (RKF) is defined as the kidney function in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are receiving dialysis. The ideal method to evaluate and measure RKF is still uncertain and the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urea clearance may over- and underestimate RFK, respectively. ß2-microglobulin (ß2M) is a 11818 Da protein freely filtered and metabolized in kidney tubules, thus its accumulation reflects an impaired RKF. Our study aimed to evaluate if serum levels of ß2MG could be used as a complementary tool for evaluating RKF in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.
Methods
For this retrospective cohort study, we evaluated 423 urine samples of 166 patients who were in the PD program of Hospital das Clínicas, HCFMUSP, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil from January first of 2014 up to August 10th of 2020. We correlated serum ß2M levels with the urea renal Kt/V (urea clearance adjusted by the total body water (TBW), measured with bioimpedance), serum creatinine and urinary volume.
Results
We found a correlation between renal Kt/V and ß2 microglobulin (r= -0.656, p<0.0001), serum creatinine (r= -0.603, p<0.0001), and urinary volume (r= -0.682, p<0.0001). ROC curve revealed that ß2 microglobulin had a high performance to predict renal Kt/V, with a sensitivity of 70 to 81.7% according to the best cutoff. The specificity varied from 71.5% to 84.2%for Kt/V cutoff 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0.
Conclusion
Based on the good correlation between serum ß2M and urea renal Kt/V, we suggest that ß2M can be a useful tool to estimate the RFK. This findings can be particularly useful in patients who have difficulties in storing or collecting a 24-hour urine sample.