Peritoneal Dialysis International

Effects of peritoneal dialysis solutions on the peritoneal membrane: clinical consequences.

This review provides an overview of recent studies that show the clinical significance of biocompatibility of peritoneal dialysis fluids.

Peritoneal dialysis in acute kidney injury.

Proton Pump Inhibitor-Associated C. difficile Infection in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient.

Spontaneous VEGF production by cultured peritoneal mesothelial cells from patients on peritoneal dialysis.

Diagnosis of Aspergillus niger peritonitis in a peritoneal dialysis patient by peritoneal galactomannan and β-D-glucan detection.

Major and minor risk factors for cardiovascular disease in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients.

Uremia in general and peritoneal dialysis in particular bring with them risk factors for the development of cardiovascular disease. These factors include multiple lipid abnormalities, hyperhomocysteinemia, abdominal obesity, chronic inflammation, hypoalbuminemia, oxidative stress, and AGE formation. When these are combined with conventional risk factors, one can appreciate why the incidence of ...