Research hotspots and development trends in volume management of peritoneal dialysis patients: a bibliometrics and visual analysis up to 2022

Objectives Among different renal replacement therapies (RRTs), peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a family based treatment method with multiple advantages, which allowing patients to maintain autonomy, avoiding frequent hospital visits, and preventing the spread of the disease virus.

To visually analyze the literatures related to volume management of PD patients through bibliometric methods, to explore research hotspots and development trends in this field.

Methods The relevant literatures of PD patient volume management in the Web of Science core collection database were retrieved with the terms of peritoneal dialysis, volume management, capacity management, fluid status, and volume overload.

The retrieval time was from the establishment of the database to October 2022.

CiteSpace 6.1.

R3 software was used to visually analyze Country, Institution, Author, Keyword, and draw keyword clusters and keyword emergence maps.

Results A total of 788 articles were included in the analysis, and the annual number of papers was on the rise, with the American, China, and Brirain in the top three, and Peking University and University College London in the top.

Keywords cluster analysis showed 11 clusters.

In the keyword emergence analysis, the keywords with higher emergence intensity rank are continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis, ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, and icodextrin.

The current research hotspots and trends are in the evaluation of peritoneal dialysis patients’ volume status, the selection and adjustment of dialysis prescriptions, and adverse health outcomes.

Conclusion The research on peritoneal dialysis volume management in China started late, but it has developed rapidly, and has a firm grasp of current research hotspots.

However, there is less cooperation with other countries, so international exchanges and cooperation should be strengthened.

At present, the volume assessment methods and dialysis modes are still the research hotspots, paying more attention to the adverse health outcomes of patients.