Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in the physically disabled

Naicker, S.; Kirk, R.; Parsoo, I.; Seedat, Y.K.; Haffejee, A.A.

South African Medical Journal 64(16): 625-626

1983


ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574
PMID: 6226122
Document Number: 215837
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) has been increasingly used as maintenance home dialysis by patients in end-stage chronic renal failure since it was first described in 1976. The procedure is hazardous in the physically disabled and blind and in non-compliant patients. This paper describes 2 patients, one with rheumatoid arthritis and the other with Volkmann's ischaemic contracture of the left forearm, who are able to carry out CAPD successfully with the aid of bioengineering.

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