Peritoneal Access for Dialysis in Infants and Children

The introduction of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) has opened new horizons in the treatment of children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Early reports on the application of this new mode of treatment in the young [1–7] were followed by more comprehensive descriptions on the technique and results of CAPD in the pediatric population [8–12]. CAPD has become a true alternative to regular hemodialysis, especially for those children who earlier were regarded as candidates for home hemodialysis [13, 14].