Treatment Guidelines

	GUIDELINES BY AN AD HOC EUROPEAN COMMITTEE For ELECTIVE CHRONIC PERITONEAL DIALYSIS IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS Alan R. Watson and Claire Gartland, on behalf of the European Paediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Working Group Chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) is the dialysis modality of choice in many European countries. It has enabled children of all ages, from neonates to young adults, to be successfully treated while awaiting the ultimate goal of renal transplantation.
	GUIDELINES BY AN AD HOC EUROPEAN COMMITTEE ON THE ASSESSMENT OF GROWTH AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN CHILDREN ON CHRONIC PERITONEAL DIALYSIS Janet E Coleman; Paediatric Renal Dietitian, Nottingham Alberto Edefonti; Paediatric Nephrologist, Clinica Pediatrica C and D de Marchi If children are to thrive and grow on chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) they require close attention to their nutritional needs with dietetic support being an essential part of the multidisciplinary team approach. This paper offers a practical approach to the assessment of growth and nutritional status in children on CPD with a combined medical and dietetic strategy.
	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF LIPID DISORDERS IN PATIENTS ON PERITONEAL DIALYSIS Linda Fried, Alastair Hutchison, Bernd Stegmayr, Sarah Prichard, and Joanne M. Bargman Many patients reach end-stage renal disease (ESRD) with established left ventricular hypertrophy, coronary ischemia, and disseminated atherosclerotic vascular disease. Despite advances in the technology, and analysis ...
	PERITONEAL CATHETERS AND EXIT-SITE PRACTICES TOWARD OPTIMUM PERITONEAL ACCESS: 1998 UPDATE (Official Report from the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis) (PD) is permanent and safe access to the peritoneal cavity. Despite improvements in catheter survival over the last few years, catheter-related complications still occur, causing significant morbidity and often forcing the removal of ...
	ADULT PERITONEAL DIALYSIS-RELATED PERITONITIS TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS: 2000 Update William F. Keane et al. Peritonitis is a common clinical problem that occurs in patients with end-stage renal disease treated by peritoneal dialysis (PD). Although the incidence of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis...
	RECOMMENDED CLINICAL PRACTICES FOR MAXIMIZING PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CLEARANCES P. Blake et al. Data from the Canada­U.S.A. (CANUSA) Study have recently confirmed a long-suspected linkage between total clearance and patient survival in peritoneal dialysis (PD). Recognizing that what we have historically accepted as adequate..
	PERITONEAL DIALYSIS INTERNATIONAL, Volume 20, Supplement 4, 2000
	Consensus Guidelines for the Treatment of Peritonitis in Pediatric Patients Receiving Peritoneal Dialysis Bradley A. Warady et al.