Complications of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis [PDF]
RadioGraphics, 2009 Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is used to treat end-stage renal failure in an increasing number of patients. CAPD has an advantage over hemodialysis in that it allows patients greater freedom to perform daily activities; it also provides other clinical benefits. However, the long-term effectiveness of CAPD is limited by complications,
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Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: one year's experience in a UK dialysis unit. [PDF]
British medical journal, 1980 Ram Gokal +4 more
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Serum sodium to chloride ratio and mortality on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: a multicenter retrospective study. [PDF]
MedComm (2020)In this study, 3341 patients on peritoneal dialysis between 2005 and 2021 were enrolled and grouped into quartiles according to baseline Na/Cl. After following up for a median of 5.77 years, the results showed that the highest Na/Cl quartile patients were associated with lower all‐cause and cardiovascular mortality, compared with that of the lowest ...
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Opsonic deficiency of peritoneal dialysis effluent in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Kidney International, 1984 William F. Keane +3 more
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Peritoneal dialysis catheter malposition: Iatrogenic vesical perforation
APIK Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023 Despite perceived disadvantage of percutaneous continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis catheter placement compared to its surgical placement, complications are very rare if done by a trained nephrologist under fluoroscope guidance. We present a case of
Vijoy Kumar Jha, Debasish Mahapatra
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Mycobacterium fortuitum Peritonitis in a Patient on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD): A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Mycobacterium fortuitum, an environmental organism, is capable of producing a variety of clinical infections such as cutaneous infections, abscesses and nosocomial infections.
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Peritoneal Dialysis with Marked Pneumoperitoneum
Case Reports in Nephrology, 2020 Pneumoperitoneum, the presence of free air within the peritoneal cavity, is often caused by the perforation of gas-containing viscus and commonly requires surgical treatment.
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Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Medical Journal of Australia, 1982 ONE of the most significant developments in the treatment of end-stage renal disease during the last 10 yr has been the emergence of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) as a treatment modality. Intermittent peritoneal dialysis (IPD) has been available for many years but because of problems with infection and with the equipment has never ...
Gavin J. Becker, Priscilla Kincaid-Smith
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Renal Replacement Therapy, 2017 Background Peritoneal dialysis peritonitis remains a significant cause of morbidity for peritoneal dialysis patients and the main reason for conversion from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis.
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Impact of dialysis modality conversion on the health-related quality of life of peritoneal dialysis patients: a retrospective cohort study in China [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Background To analyze the health-related quality of life associated with the conversion of dialysis modality among end-stage renal disease patients in China. Methods Patients were recruited from hospitals and a dialysis center in Kunshan, China. Patients
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