Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Abraham, G.; Bhaskaran, S.; Soundarajan, P.; Ravi, R.; Nitya, S.; Padma, G.; Jayanthi, V.

Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 44(9): 599-601

1996


ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772
PMID: 9251368
Document Number: 468639
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.

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