Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease often find themselves in a situation where a
pre-emptive kidney transplant is not possible and so they need to be initiated on dialysis …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) continues to be underutilized in the United States, even though it is
less expensive, provides better quality of life and has better outcomes compared with …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a renal replacement technique that has occupied an important
place in the management of end-stage renal failure since the 1970s. When safely instituted …

The role of peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a modality in renal replacement therapy has been
well established. In this article we review various aspects in the evolution of PD, with special …

Peritoneal dialysis is the most important home dialysis treatment for end stage renal
diseases and needs personal involvement, and support from the family. Peritoneal dialysis …

Background. Although technique failure occurs relatively frequently in peritoneal dialysis
(PD), few data have been published on differences in technique failure between centres …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a renal replacement therapy (RRT) has become wide spread
since its inception more than twenty‐five years back. Since then, several advances have …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) and in‐center hemodialysis (HD) are accepted as clinically
equivalent dialysis modalities, yet in‐center HD is the predominant renal replacement …

One hundred and seventy patients were treated with home peritoneal dialysis (PD) in our
unit between 1986 and 1994. During this time lapse, several technical improvements were …

3 Peritoneal access Page 1 Nephrol Dial Transplant (2005) 20 [Suppl 9]: ix8–ix12 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfi1117
3 Peritoneal access Guidelines A. Each centre should have a dedicated team involved in …