title: [Peritoneal dialysis in children].
abstract: In the recent years, continuous peritoneal dialysis (PD) had a widespread development in children. This technique is available even in infants and is adapted to home care. If initially the prescription of PD was empirical, it has nowadays improved thanks to objective approaches: intraperitoneal dwell volume and tolerance assessment by intraperitoneal pressure measurement, dwell time determination in terms of dialysis adequacy, ie APEX time as ultrafiltration and low molecular purification times. Nevertheless children home dialysis is a daily challenge for the family and requires an active and long-lasting support from the medical and paramedical team.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie I, hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fischbach
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D006128:Growth; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000502:physiology; D011788:Quality of Life
vernacular_title: La dialyse péritonéale chez l'enfant.