Objective: to improve low transport function of peritoneal membrane in patients with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).

AIM: to investigate the influence of dialysate on the cell morphology and the peritoneal membrane function in chronic peritoneal dialysis rats.

The nutritional status, dialysis adequacy, peritoneal membrane transport characteristics, and residual renal function (RRF) in the initial month of dialysis were compared.