title: Long-term continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: This paper reports experience with 65 patients treated by continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) during the past five years. The patients are divided into 33 non-diabetic and 32 diabetic and the latter are subdivided into blind and sighted. Cumulative actuarial survival on CAPD calculated at five years was highest for blind diabetics, intermediate for non-diabetic and lowest for sighted diabetics. Blind diabetics had the lowest rate of drop-out from CAPD. Many patients, especially in the non-diabetic and sighted diabetic groups required temporary haemodialysis which allowed them to return to CAPD.
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors