Improving quality of life by peritoneal dialysis holidays.

Comparing automated peritoneal dialysis with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: survival and quality of life differences?

BACKGROUND There is a wide disparity in the use of automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) or continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in the UK. This may be due to a perceived quality of life and technique survival advantage with APD, although evidence is lacking. METHODS We conducted a single-centre retrospective study of incident end-stage renal disease initiating APD and CAPD with dat...

Quality of life of caregivers and patients on peritoneal dialysis.

Peritoneal dialysis is the archetypal home-based therapy and is often favoured by patients. However, as patients with end-stage renal failure become more elderly, with more co-morbidity, their dependence on carers to provide physical, emotional and logistical support increases. The effect of this chronic burden has not been systematically studied. We have prospectively studied patients with end...

Peritoneal Dialysis

La,dialyse peritoneale constitue une methode d,epuration extra-renale simple,efficqCe et d,un prix de revient modere.  La dialyse peritoneale,ne necestite aueune­instalation complexe,peut-etre consideree comme une methode de reanimation non specialisedont la vulga­rosation doit permettre:  De traiter surplace d,une maniere intensive et prophylactique les nombreuses insuffisances renales aiPue...

Quality of life on chronic dialysis: comparison between haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.

BACKGROUND Quality of life (QOL) assessment in patients on chronic haemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD) has only rarely been carried out with the generic Euroqol-5D questionnaire. METHODS All chronic HD and PD patients in the 19 centres of western Switzerland were requested to fill in the validated Euroqol-5D generic QOL questionnaire, assessing health status in five dimensions and ...

Quality and Quality Indicators in Peritoneal Dialysis