title: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) was used as renal replacement therapy in 55 patients for 666 patient months. Thirty five patients had Type II diabetes. They ranged in age from 1-83 years. Majority of the patients were above 50 years of age who could not be transplanted due to various comorbid conditions. The incidence of peritonitis was 1 episode every 20 patient months. Twenty five patients dropped out during the observation period. The major cause of drop-out was death due to underlying coronary artery disease. Three patients underwent renal transplantation.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhaskaran
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Soundarajan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ravi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nitya
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Padma
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Jayanthi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012449:Safety; D016896:Treatment Outcome