Dong R, Guo ZY, Ding JR, Zhou YY, Wu H. Gastrointestinal symptoms: A comparison between patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(32): 11370-11375 [PMID: 25170224 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11370]
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Zhi-Yong Guo, MD, Professor, Department of Nephrology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200433, China. drguozhiyong@163.com
Research Domain of This Article
Urology & Nephrology
Article-Type of This Article
Retrospective Study
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Rui Dong, Zhi-Yong Guo, Jia-Rong Ding, Yang-Yang Zhou, Hao Wu, Department of Nephrology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China
Author contributions: Dong R and Guo ZY designed the study; Dong R performed the majority of the study, collected and analyzed the data, and drafted the article; Ding JR, Zhou YY and Wu H participated in data acquisition; Guo ZY provided vital suggestions and interpretation of data, revised the manuscript critically for important intellectual content and give final approval of the version to be published.
Correspondence to: Zhi-Yong Guo, MD, Professor, Department of Nephrology, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, No. 168 Changhai Road, Yangpu District, Shanghai 200433, China. drguozhiyong@163.com
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Received: February 20, 2014 Revised: April 28, 2014 Accepted: July 11, 2014 Published online: August 28, 2014 Processing time: 189 Days and 20.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: End-stage renal disease patients undergoing dialysis frequently experience gastrointestinal symptoms. In agreement with previous studies, a majority of patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) in the present study reported gastrointestinal symptoms. However, the results indicate that the prevalence and severity of various gastrointestinal symptoms differ between patients undergoing these two dialysis treatments. HD patients had a higher prevalence of and more severe constipation, abdominal pain and diarrhea, whereas PD patients experienced stronger and more frequent reflux and eating dysfunction. Furthermore, a significantly greater number of HD patients presented with more than three gastrointestinal symptoms.
