title: Different treatment options in peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are placed on dialysis while they await kidney transplantation. The mortality rate among patients with ESRD is high. This review outlines the importance of preservation of residual renal function (RRF) and supports the idea of the integrated care approach to uraemia where patients start on peritoneal dialysis (PD).
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine , St Catharina Hospital Eindhoven.
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van den Berg
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology , University Hospital Maastricht , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Trijntje T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Cnossen
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine , St Catharina Hospital Eindhoven.
authors.forename: Constantijn J A M
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Konings
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology , University Hospital Maastricht , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jeroen P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Kooman
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology , University Hospital Maastricht , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Frank M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: van der Sande
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology , University Hospital Maastricht , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Karel M L
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Leunissen
keywords: fluid state; icodextrin; peritoneal transport characteristics; residual renal function; sodium sieving