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 is now a well established, mature treatment modality for advanced
chronic kidney disease. The medium term (at least 5 year) survival of patients on peritoneal …

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 …

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 …

As the global burden of chronic kidney disease continues to increase, so does the need for a
cost-effective renal replacement therapy. In many countries, patient outcomes with …

Abstract In the United States, chronic peritoneal dialysis take-on has declined among
incident ESRD patients. Although increasing age, co-morbidity, and body size may explain …

States. Of these, 5.2% were on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and 4%
on automated peritoneal dialysis (APD). The number of incident peritoneal dialysis (PD) …

Although there is a perception that the use of peritoneal dialysis is declining worldwide,
compilations of global data are unavailable to test this hypothesis. We assessed longitudinal …

In many countries, the use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) remains low despite arguments that
support its greater use, including dialysis treatment away from hospital settings, avoidance …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) represents an important but underused strategy for patients who are
beginning dialysis treatment worldwide. The development of a health care model that …