CAPD in Children
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R.N.Fine K.Scharer O.Mehls
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RICHARD N. FINE, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, Head, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA KARL SCHARER, M.D., Professor, Head, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, University Children's Hospital, 1m Neuenheimer Feld 150, D-6900 Heidelberg, FRG MEHLS, M.D., Professor, Head, Pediatric Dialysis Unit, University Children's Hospital, 1m Neuenheimer Feld 150, D-6900 Heidelberg, FRG
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ISBN-13: 978-3-642-70215-0 e-ISBN-13: 978-3-642-70213-6 DOl: 10.1007/978-3-642-70213-6
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data. Main entry under title: CAPD in children. Papers presented at the First International Symposium on CAPD in Children held May 14-15, 1984 at Heidelberg, Germany. Bibliography: p. I. Peritoneal dialysis, Continuous ambulatory, in children-Congresses. I. Fine, Richard N. II. Scharer, K. (Karl), 1929. III. Mehls, O. (Otto), 1939. IV. International Symposium on CAPD in Children (1st: 1984: Heidelberg, Germany) RJ470.5.P47C37 1985 617'.461059 85-2704 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically those of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations, broadcasting, reproduction by photocopying machine or similar means, and storage in data banks. Under § 54 of the German Copyright Law where copies are made for other than private use, a fee is payable to "Verwertungsgesellschaft Wort", Munich. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1985 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1985 The use of registered names, trademarks, etc in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.
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Preface
The renewal of interest in peritoneal dialysis as a treatment modality for patients with end-stage renal disease was stimulated by the report of Popovich and his colleagues in 1976 on the technique of CAPD. With the introduction of commercial dialysate-containing plastic bags, which markedly reduced the incidence of peritonitis, the use of CAPD as a primary treatment modality has increased significantly. At the present time, more than 12% of the patients undergoing dialysis in the United States are utilizing CAPD; however, the use of CAPD among pediatric patients is considerably greater. The First International Symposium on CAPD in Children was organized in order to gather together experts with experience in treating children undergoing CAPD in an attempt to exchange current information on the utilization of this emerging tec
