Since its introduction more than 3 decades ago, the use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) has
increased greatly due to its simplicity, convenience, and low cost. Advances in technique …

The use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) has become wide spread since the introduction of
continuous ambulatory PD more than 25 years ago. Over this time, many advances have …

Technological advances such as those that allow the delivery of an adequate dialysis dose
to a larger percentage of patients, minimization of peritoneal membrane damage with more …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been used to treat patients with stage V chronic kidney disease
since 1976. However, despite this long history, as of 2008< 8% of prevalent ESRD patients …

The percentage of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients treated with peritoneal dialysis
(PD) has declined in many countries since the mid-1990s. Barriers to PD have been …

Over the past 25 years, peritoneal dialysis (PD) has steadily improved so that now its
outcomes, in the form of patient survival, are equivalent to, and at times better than, those for …

One major development in the field of kidney diseases in the 21st century will be in
prevention of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Basic research has made inroads into the …

Technical innovations in peritoneal dialysis (PD), now used widely for the long-term
treatment of ESRD, have significantly reduced therapy-related complications, allowing …

• Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a form of renal replacement therapy that utilizes the patient's
natural peritoneum as a semipermeable membrane between the blood and an infused …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has now been recognized as a successful alternative to
hemodialysis (HD) for at least a period of 5–10 years [1]. In addition, PD is as cost-effective …