Hyperglycemia and Hyperosmolality Complicating Peritoneal Dialysis
Authors: JAMES BOYER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 September 1967Hyperglycemia and Hyperosmolality Complicating Peritoneal DialysisJAMES BOYER, M.D., GORDON N. GILL, M.D., FRANKLIN H. EPSTEIN, M.D.JAMES BOYER, M.D., GORDON N. GILL, M.D., FRANKLIN H. EPSTEIN, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-67-3-568 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHyperglycemia without ketosis may cause coma, convulsions, shock, and death (1-7). Severe disturbances in brain function are a consequence of the high concentration of glucose in the extracellular fluids resulting in intracellular dehydration.Hypertonic glucose solutions are frequently used in peritoneal dialysis to remove edema. High levels of blood glucose have been observed during peritoneal dialysis (8-11), and large amounts of glucose are absorbed (9, 12). The tendency for serum sodium to be elevated after peritoneal dialysis with glucose solutions has also been commented on (10, 11, 13), but the explanation of this phenomenon is not widely appreciated.A patient...References1. POTTER DJ: Death as a result of hyperglycemia without ketosis—a complication of hemodialysis. Ann. Intern. Med. 64: 399, 1966. LinkGoogle Scholar2. SAMANTSCHWARTZ SMB: Severe diabetic stupor without ketosis. S. Afr. Med. J. 31: 893, 1957. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. DANOWSKINABARRO TSJD: Hyperosmolar and other types of nonketoacidotic coma in diabetes. Diabetes 14: 162, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. HALMOSNELSONLOWRY PBJKRC: Hyperosmolar non-ketoacidotic coma in diabetes. Lancet 1: 675, 1966. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. DIBENEDETTOCROCCOSOSCIA RJJAJL: Hyperglycemic nonketotic coma. Arch. Intern. Med. (Chicago) 116: 74, 1965. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. MACCARIOMESSISVASTOLA MCPEF: Focal seizures as a manifestation of hyperglycemia without ketoacidosis. 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EPSTEIN, M.D.Affiliations: New Haven, ConnecticutFrom the Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.This study was supported in part by training grant AM 5015, National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.Dr. Gill was a Training Fellow in Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Epstein was the recipient of career research award 1-K6-AM-21, 578, U. S. Public Health Service, Washington, D. C.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Franklin H. Epstein, M.D., Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., New Haven, Conn. 06510. 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