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Perit Dial Int 27(Supplement_2): 130-137 2007
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Part 4: Technical Advances in PD

ADVANCES IN THE TECHNOLOGY OF AUTOMATED, TIDAL, AND CONTINUOUS FLOW PERITONEAL DIALYSIS

Roberto Dell'Aquila, Maria Pia Rodighiero, Emilia Spano', Pierluigi Di Loreto, Catalina Ocampo Kohn, Dinna Cruz, Natalia Polanco, Dingwei Kuang, Valentina Corradi, Massimo De Cal and Claudio Ronco

Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation, St. Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy

Correspondence to: R. Dell'Aquila, Department of Nephrology, Dialysis, and Transplantation, St. Bortolo Hospital, 37 Rodolfi Avenue, Vicenza 36100 Italy.
roberto.dellaquila{at}ulssvicenza.it

Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) has undergone substantial growth in recent years because of an increased demand for higher doses of peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment and a need to improve quality of life for patients. The evolution of this treatment is closely linked with the development of new automatic machines and with recent advances in prescription and monitoring of PD treatment. In the present article, we describe the characteristics of the new generation of APD cyclers with particular regard to adequacy targets and safety. There is renewed interest in continuous-flow peritoneal dialysis (CFPD), because of a belief that new peritoneal access technologies will make the success of this modality a possibility. In the CFPD technique, a certain amount of fluid is constantly present in the abdomen, and constant inflow and outflow are maintained without interruption thanks to paired indwelling catheters. The PD solution is used either in a single pass or in a recirculation loop with a regeneration systems (sorbent cartridge or dialyzer).

KEY WORDS: KEY WORDS:; Automated peritoneal dialysis; peritoneal catheter; cycler; peritonitis; continuous flow peritoneal dialysis; tidal peritoneal dialysis; dialysis solutions.






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