Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in the physically disabled.
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) has been increasingly used as maintenance home dialysis by patients in end-stage chronic renal failure since it was first described in 1976. The procedure is hazardous in the physically disabled and blind and in non-compliant patients. This paper describes 2 patients, one with rheumatoid arthritis and the other with Volkmann's ischaemic contracture of the left forearm, who are able to carry out CAPD successfully with the aid of bioengineering.
D000293:Adolescent; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000150:complications; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000295:instrumentation*; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012656:Self-Help Devices