title: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: When conservative treatment of renal failure is no longer effective and renal function has deteriorated to the point where death will follow, dialysis therapy (cleansing of the blood by removing the waste products which the kidney usually removes) must be started. Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) is a relatively new form of dialysis which allows greater freedom than haemodialysis.