Abstract
Between 1977 and 1980 four patients, three to ten years old, were treated with Intermittant Peritoneal Dialysis ( IPD ) and/or Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis ( CAPD ) during a period up to 21 months. The results were comparable to those of hemodialysis. Peritoneal dialysis was very well tolerafied. The simple technic of CAPD suits the needs of home dialysis in small children. Mothers of these children easily learnt CAPD and were able to integrate it into the family's daily routine. Peritonitis as the most serious complication occurs more than twice as often in children as in adults. Therefore we had to stop CAPD in two cases. We conclude that CAPD can be used in children for a limited time when there are serious problems with hemodialysis.
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Bonzel, K., Diekmann, L. & Koch, H. CHRONIC PERITONEAL DIALYSIS IN CHILDREN (IPD AND CAPD). Pediatr Res 14, 994 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198008000-00125
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