background: this research compares the outcomes of percutaneous technique and open surgical peritoneal dialysis catheter placement in children. methods: in this randomized controlled trial, between 2010 and 2011,a total of 35 pediatric uremic patients were enrolled and randomized into two study groups. follow up data included duration of operation (minute), duration of hospitalization (days) an...

background: despite a high prevalence of endometriosis, there still exist many challenges in diagnosing the disease. this study aims to evaluate non-invasive and practical diagnostic methods by measuring serum and peritoneal fluid ca 125 levels in patients with endometriosis. a secondary aim is to determine the correlation between these markers with the stage of disease as well as the relations...

background: quality of life (qol) assessment in patients on chronic hemodialysis (hd) or peritoneal dialysis (pd) has rarely been carried out. the aim of this study was to assess the quality of life during hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatment in patients referred to teaching hospitals in urmia, iran. methods: all chronic hd and pd patients in taleghani and imam khomeini teaching hospi...

conclusion a comparison of these data with those of other countries showed that there was considerable geographic variation in bacterial patterns of sensitivity and resistance properties. therefore, the selection of antibiotics for empiric therapy especially in children with terminal renal failure on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (capd) treatment should be based on the knowledge of ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Peritoneal interstitial fibrosis and hyalinizing vasculopathy were induced by peritoneal dialysis and other associated conditions (e.g., uremia). A quantitative method for peritoneal biopsy evaluation is required to investigate possible causative factors and severity of the peritoneal dialysis-related peritoneal alterations. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREME...

Background We intended to determine the incidence of endometriosis at diagnostic laparoscopy for infertility problem and pelvic pain and/or cyst. In addition we aimed to evaluate symptoms, different stages and locations of endometriosis in fertile or infertile endometriosis patients. MaterialsAndMethods This observational cross-sectional study was performed in the Department of Obstetrics and G...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is a frequent cause of death in peritoneal dialysis patients. Biocompatible peritoneal dialysis solutions with neutral pH have been anticipated to reduce cardiovascular disease more than conventional peritoneal dialysis solutions with low pH, but it remains unclear which factors at peritoneal dialysis initiation increase cardiovascular risk in patients using bi...

b a c k g r o u n d & aim: in many studies, the survival of patients with chronic kidney disease who are treated with peritoneal dialysis technique has been considered, while this is possible in peritoneal dialysis  patients  to switch  to another  treatment.  to achieve  more  accurate  estimation  of patient survival is necessary to examine all events. the purpose of this study is to estimate...