title: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in children: comparison with hemodialysis.
abstract: The clinical and biochemical effects of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in 20 children and of hemodialysis in 16 children were compared over a 2 1/2-year period. Statistically significant differences between the treatment groups included higher hematocrit, higher serum carbon dioxide and cholesterol levels, large intake of calories and protein, and lower systolic blood pressure and rates of transfusion in the patients receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. These patients had more complications than the patients receiving hemodialysis, but hospitalization rates in the two groups were similar. The cost of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis was +19,600 per patient-year; the cost of hemodialysis was +54,300 per patient-year; the cost of hemodialysis was +54,300 per patient-year. There were four treatment failures with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis and one with hemodialysis. Patients treated with both forms of dialysis preferred continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. We conclude that continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is an important alternative to hemodialysis in children.
mesh_terms: D001794:Blood Pressure; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D006400:Hematocrit; D006436:Hemodialysis Units, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D013997:Time Factors; D014511:Uremia / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D002784:Cholesterol