Peritoneal Dialysis by Hulya Taskapan, Olof Heimburger, Cengiz Utas, Paul Tam

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Peritoneal Dialysis with Marked Pneumoperitoneum by Norio Nakamura, Masamichi Nakata, Daiki Nagawa, Ikuyo Narita, Takeshi Fujita, Reiichi Murakami, Michiko Shimada, Hirofumi Tomita

“…However, in patients with peritoneal dialysis, free air is commonly seen on X-ray. …”
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Transperitoneal Calcium Balance in Anuric Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis and Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Chieko Hamada, Yasuhiko Tomino

“…Calcium (Ca) and bone metabolism in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and hemodialysis (HD) patients show a remarkable difference depending on dialysis modalities. …”
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Suture passer combined with two-hole laparoscopic peritoneal dialysis catheterization in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis by Yinan Zhu, Peiqin Xin, Yulin Man, Xiaoming Zhang, Lina Sun

Subjects: “…Peritoneal dialysis…”
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Peritoneal Dialysis in Diabetics: There Is Room for More by P. Cotovio, A. Rocha, A. Rodrigues

“…Skilled and updated peritoneal dialysis protocols must be prescribed to assure better survival. …”
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Biocompatible Peritoneal Dialysis Fluids: Clinical Outcomes by Yeoungjee Cho, Sunil V. Badve, Carmel M. Hawley, Kathryn Wiggins, David W. Johnson

“…Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a preferred home dialysis modality and has a number of added advantages including improved initial patient survival and cost effectiveness over haemodialysis. …”
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Calcific Uremic Arteriolopathy in Peritoneal Dialysis Populations by Nicholas New, Janaki Mohandas, George T. John, Sharad Ratanjee, Helen Healy, Leo Francis, Dwarakanathan Ranganathan

“…This combination therapy may be changing the historically poor prognosis of calcific uremic arteriolopathy reported in the literature. Peritoneal dialysis is considered a risk factor based on limited publications, however this remains to be proven. …”
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Vitamin D Toxicity Managed with Peritoneal Dialysis by Krystel Feghali, Kostas Papamarkakis, Jackson Clark, Neha Malhotra, Lanu Stoddart, Ibitoro Osakwe

“…In collaboration with the nephrology team, 10 sessions of peritoneal dialysis were undertaken with resolution of hypercalcemia and downtrend in 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels as measured by dilution.…”
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Evaluation of Physical Symptoms in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis by Ana Elizabeth Figueiredo, Cate Goodlad, Michelle Clemenger, San San Haddoub, Jacqueline McGrory, Kim Pryde, Emma Tonkins, Nora Hisole, Edwina Anne Brown

“…Little is known about physical symptoms in peritoneal dialysis (PD) Patients. This study aims to determine the prevalence of symptoms (general and abdominal) in PD patients. …”
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Clinical Causes of Inflammation in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Yeoungjee Cho, Carmel M. Hawley, David W. Johnson

“…Inflammation at both systemic and local intraperitoneal levels commonly affects peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Interest in inflammatory markers as targets of therapeutic intervention has been considerable as they are recognised as predictors of poor clinical outcomes. …”
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Protection of the Peritoneal Membrane by Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in a Rat Model of Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis by Lan Zhou, Ming Zong, Qiunong Guan, Gerald da Roza, Hao Wang, Hualin Qi, Caigan Du

“…Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a renal replacement option for patients with end-stage renal disease. …”
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Histoplasma Peritonitis: An Extremely Rare Complication of Peritoneal Dialysis by Asjad Sardar, Bijin Thajudeen, Pradeep V. Kadambi

“…Bacterial peritonitis is a common complication of peritoneal dialysis, but fungal peritonitis is unusual and is mostly due to Candida species. …”
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The Choice of Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Implantation Technique by Nephrologists by T. Yip, S. L. Lui, W. K. Lo

“…Peritoneal dialysis catheter (PDC) is the lifeline of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. …”
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Peritoneal Adipocytes and Their Role in Inflammation during Peritoneal Dialysis by Kar Neng Lai, Joseph C. K. Leung

“…Adipose tissue is a major site of chronic inflammation associated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) frequently complicating peritonitis. …”
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Peritoneal Dialysis Drop-out: Causes and Prevention Strategies by Kunal Chaudhary

“…Peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a renal replacement therapy (RRT) has become wide spread since its inception more than twenty-five years back. …”
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Prevalence and Management of Hypokalemia in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients in Qatar by Abdullah Hamad, Mohammed Ezzat Hussain, Shaza Elsanousi, Hanaa Ahmed, Luzvi Navalta, Vimala Lonappan, Fadwa Alali

“…Hypokalemia is common in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). It is associated with increased cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. …”
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Pleuroperitoneal Leak Complicating Peritoneal Dialysis: A Case Series by C. Kennedy, C. McCarthy, S. Alken, J. McWilliams, R. k. Morgan, M. Denton, P. J. Conlon, C. Magee

“…Pressure related complications such as abdominal wall hernias occur with relative frequency in patients on peritoneal dialysis. Less frequently, a transudative pleural effusion containing dialysate can develop. …”
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Economic analysis of hemodialysis and urgent-start peritoneal dialysis therapies by Alexandre Minetto Brabo, Dayana Bitencourt Dias, Everton Nunes da Silva, Daniela Ponce

Subjects: “…Peritoneal Dialysis…”
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Ceftriaxone-Induced Acute Encephalopathy in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient by Sami Safadi, Michael Mao, John J. Dillon

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Clostridium difficile Peritonitis: An Emerging Infection in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Saira Chaughtai, Bhavika Gandhi, Zeeshan Chaughtai, Dana Tarina, Mohammad A. Hossain, Arif Asif

“…In this article, we present a case of peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis caused by C. difficile-associated diarrhea and colitis. …”
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