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Peritoneal dialysis can be a therapy for the short-term management of refractory congestive heart failure, and fluid removal. At the same time it can serve as a long-term ambulatory management either as a palliative ther...

Abstract Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an effective method of kidney replacement therapy. It offers patients a high degree of autonomy. However, long-term PD remains problematic. Continuous exposure of the peritoneal membr...

OBJECTIVE: TFF3 is a small peptide hormone secreted from mucous producing cells and many epithelial cells. TFF3 inhibits apoptosis, promotes migration and facilitates restoration against injury. In our cross-sectional st...

OBJECTIVE: There is no consensus on superiority of peritoneal dialysis catheter placement methods to each other in the literature.Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine whether there were differences in compli...

Peritonitis associated with gram-negative bacteria presents difficulties in the follow-up of patients with chronic peritoneal dialysis. Especially in perionitis related to Pseudomonas spp., treatment becomes difficult an...

Peritonitis is a common clinical problem in patients treated by peritoneal dialysis. The most common organisms causing peritonitis are Gram-positive (especially staphylococcus species). Peritonitis with Streptococcus aga...

Peritonitis is the most common complication associated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). The aim of this case report was to present a rare case of peritonitis due to Kytococcus sedentarius. A 27-y...

Hiccup is a sudden contraction of the inspiratory muscles, followed by an abrupt closure of the glottis, thus producing a characteristic sound. Hiccups serve no known physiologic function. Mostly, it is a benign symptom ...

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is a usual method for the therapy of patients with end-stage renal failure. Some complications may occur during catheter insertion and cause significant morbidity. We report an i...

Dialysis is used when the patient's kidneys can no longer perform their functions normally; it is a treatment that performs the functions of natural kidneys. Most patients begin dialysis when their kidneys have lost 85-9...

Background: Fetuin-A is a negative acute-phase reactant which prevents vascular calcification. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most important cause of mortality in patients undergoing renal replacement therapy (RRT)...

Therapy of the anemia is a serious problem in patients with chronic renal failure. Several reports on adult patients have shown that supplementation with Lcarnitine can decrease the requirement for rhEPO. We investigated...

Hypertension (HT) continues to be one of the major causes of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. It is assumed that blood pressure (BP) should, theoretically, be better-cont...

In this study, the chronic renal failure patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (SAPD) therapy were compared in terms of aspects of disability, depression, anxiety with the inv...

This study reports our experience on 54 children undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) over a period of eight years. The mean age was 11 years. The avarage follow up period was findings were examine...

A 54-year-old female who had been receiving continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis therapy for 5 years because of end-stage renal disease, was admitted to hospital because of peritonitis due to Candida albicans. Ultra...

OBJECTIVE: We present our experience with demographics, clinical and biochemical outcomes, and factors affecting mortality in ESRD patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) during a 12-year period (1997–2009) at s...

End stage renal disease (ESRD) is known to be associated with well known risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD) like hypertension and dyslipidemia. The aim of this study is to compare 2 groups of ESRD patients, who...

OBJECTIVE: There are various methods for inserting a peritoneal dialysis catheter. Conventional and laparoscopic methods are superior to each other in many different aspects. In this study, both methods were compared wit...

Fungal peritonitis is an important reason of catheter loss among peritoneal dialysis patients. The most frequently isolated agents are Candida species and some patients do not respond to the treatment and die. Two siblin...

AIM: We aimed to investigate especially early stage non traditional cardiovascular risk factors in end stage renal failure patients who were in Continued Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) programme in our center. M...

OBJECTIVE: We studied the effect of initial peritoneal equilibration test (PET) results on mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients besides classical mortality markers. MATERIAL and METHODS: Seventy-eight patien...

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment on left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). MATERIAL and METHODS: The study population con...

OBJECTIVE: Residual renal function (RRF) is an important predictor of patient and dialysis technique survival in both hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD). Although there have been some studies conducted recent...