Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis--a preliminary report on 7 patients.

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) was first described. I However, it was only after Oreopoulos 2 and eo-workers modified and introduced their technique in 1978, did CAPD gain wide acceptance. Since then, it has established itself as a modality of therapy for patients with endstage renal disease around the world, but mainly in the developed countries. 3.4 Its popularity is due to the simplicity of the technique and the freedom from machines as required in haemodialysis.