The role of chronic peritoneal dialysis in management of end-stage renal disease.
An analysis of the management of end-stage renal disease during a seven-year period from a nephrologic centre serving a population of about 1 million points to the increasingly important role of chronic peritoneal dialysis. Whereas peritoneal dialysis previously was used mostly on acute indications, it is now accepted as alternative long-term therapy on a par with haemodialysis. During the study period there was a rise in the total number of dialyses concomitant with lower frequency of renal transplantation. In the last year, however, a dialysis plateau seemed to be reached, and peritoneal dialyses amounted to about 30% of the total. The prospects for chronic peritoneal dialysis are discussed and the recently presented method of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is mentioned. A prominent place in the future management of end-stage renal disease is predicted for chronic peritoneal dialysis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000639:trends; D006435:Renal Dialysis