Lung Ultrasound in PD Patients

Although many alternative methods are present, maintaining ideal volume status in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients still rely on clinical evaluation due to lack of an evidence based method. Lung ultrasound (LUS) is a new method for evaluation of hidden congestion in this group. LUS findings and its relationship with other volumetric methods are investigated in this study. LUS was performed to all peritoneal dialysis patients and compared with symptoms of hypervolemia, physical examination, vascular endothelial growth factor-C (VEGF-C) and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide levels, chest radiography, echocardiography, bioelectrical impedance analysis.