title: [5 years of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in the child].
abstract: Ten patients aged 5-14 years and 1 adolescent were treated by CAPD during 12 patient years. Overall survival and rehabilitation were good despite relatively high serum concentrations of urea (19 mmol/l) and creatinine (735 mumol/l). Dietary restrictions were only occasionally necessary, 6 patients required phosphate binders. No radiological bone changes developed in 4 patients with initially normal x-rays, but lesions progressed in 3 with pre-existing osteodystrophy despite administration of 1.25 (OH) 2D3 and Al-hydroxide. Statural growth was unsatisfactory: Height decreased in the 7 patients observed over 1 year from -2.4 to -2.7 SDS. Peritoneal diffusion curves varied considerably between patients, yet remained unchanged at repeat examination. Parents fatigue developed in 6 families and was partly responsible for peritonitis. The incidence of peritonitis fell from 1 episode in 3.3 months to 1 in 8 months. Intensive family support by regular telephone contact and home visits appeared as the most important measure in prevention of parents fatigue and hence of peritonitis. We consider CAPD as a valuable alternative method to haemodialysis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D001806:Blood Urea Nitrogen; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D003404:Creatinine / Q000097:blood; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D010710:Phosphates; D003404:Creatinine; D002118:Calcium
vernacular_title: 5 Jahre kontinuierliche ambulante Peritonealdialyse beim Kind.