CAPD/CCPD in Children

During the past quarter century there has been a renaissance of interest in the use of peritoneal dialysis as the primary dialytic modality for the treatment of children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The development of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (APD) has facilitated the provision of prolonged dialysis to infants, children and adolescents and has provided pediatric nephrologists worldwide with a real opportunity to administer effective dialysis therapy to all patients afflicted with ESRD.
It has been more than a decade since the initial publication of CAPD/CCPD in Children. In the interim, a great deal of clinical experience with patients receiving peritoneal dialysis has been accumulated and research efforts have substantially increased our understanding of the technique. Therefore, we felt that a second edition of CAPD/CCPD in Children was propitious to update the advances of the past decade.

1. CAPD/CCPD for Children in North America: The NAPRTCS Experience.- 2. The European Experience with CAPD/CCPD in Children.- 3. The Japanese Experience with CAPD/CCPD in Children.- 4. CAPD for Children in a Developing Country.- 5. Transplantation of the Pediatric CAPD/CCPD Patient.- 6. Structure and Function of the Pediatric Peritoneal Membrane.- 7. Peritoneal Equilibration Test in Children.- 8. Adequacy of Peritoneal Dialysis in Children.- 9. The Organization and Management of a Pediatric Dialysis Unit.- 10. Growth in Children on CAPD/CCPD and the Use of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone to Treat Growth Delay in These Children.- 11. Special Considerations in the Care of the Infant CAPD/CCPD Patient.- 12. Anemia and Its Treatment in Children on CAPD/CCPD.- 13. Diagnosis and Treatment of Renal Bone Diseases in Children Undergoing CAPD/CCPD.- 14. Immunizations in Pediatric CAPD/CCPD Patients.- 15. Special Considerations in the Prescribing of Medications for the Pediatric CAPD/CCPD Patient.- 16. Prescription of Peritoneal Dialysis: CAPD, CCPD, COPD, IPD or TPD?.- 17. Ten Years’ Experience with CAPD Catheters.- 18. When and How to Use Nasogastric and Gastrostomy Feeding for Nutritional Support in Infants and Children on CAPD/CCPD.- 19. Peritonitis in Pediatric Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis.- 20. Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of PD Catheter Exit-Site and Tunnel Infections in Children.- 21. Gynecologic Issues in CAPD/CCPD.- 22. Long term Function of the Peritoneal Membrane in Children Receiving CAPD/CCPD.- 23. Psychosocial Development and Adherence to Medical Regimens in Children with Chronic Renal Failure.- 24. The Ethics of Withholding and Withdrawing Therapy in Infants and Young Children.- 25. Urinary Tract Diversion and other Urologic Considerations in Childrenon CAPD/CCPD.- 26. The Effect of Renal Neurotoxicity on Cognitive Development.- 27. Residential Camping for Children with End-Stage Renal Disease.- 28. Avoiding and Coping with Patient and Family Burnout.- 29. A Parent’s View of CAPD/CCPD.- 30. Maintaining Intact Families on CAPD/CCPD.- 31. New Peritoneal Dialysate Solutions and Intraperitoneal Therapies.- 32. Nutritional Therapy for Children on CAPD/CCPD: Theory & Practice.- 33. Peritoneal Dialysis in Adolescents.