Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an effective treatment for patients with severe kidney disease in which the waste products of the blood are eliminated thanks to a catheter positioned in the abdomen of the patient. The fluid with the filtered waste products of the blood flows out of the patient’s body.
Patients under peritoneal dialysis can undergo several complications, such as infections, weight gain, hernia, and inadequate dialysis after several years. Some of these complications are more serious than others having a higher rate of morbidity and mortality and they are associated with lower residual renal function, poor quality of life, and eventually death.
Therefore, finding the optimal management system of the complications and searching for accurate prognostic values is important to achieve a good residual kidney function, avoid severe complications and predict the prognosis of peritoneal dialysis patients.
With this Research Topic, we want to collect the recent advances in prognostic factors for peritoneal dialysis patients, the management of the complications, and effective treatment and measures against peritoneal dialysis complications. Authors are welcome to submit original research, reviews, mini-reviews, and other article types on the following and other subjects:
· Management of peritoneal dialysis patients
· Identification of prognostic factor for peritoneal dialysis patients
· Management of peritoneal dialysis complications
· Effective treatments for peritoneal dialysis complications
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an effective treatment for patients with severe kidney disease in which the waste products of the blood are eliminated thanks to a catheter positioned in the abdomen of the patient. The fluid with the filtered waste products of the blood flows out of the patient’s body.
Patients under peritoneal dialysis can undergo several complications, such as infections, weight gain, hernia, and inadequate dialysis after several years. Some of these complications are more serious than others having a higher rate of morbidity and mortality and they are associated with lower residual renal function, poor quality of life, and eventually death.
Therefore, finding the optimal management system of the complications and searching for accurate prognostic values is important to achieve a good residual kidney function, avoid severe complications and predict the prognosis of peritoneal dialysis patients.
With this Research Topic, we want to collect the recent advances in prognostic factors for peritoneal dialysis patients, the management of the complications, and effective treatment and measures against peritoneal dialysis complications. Authors are welcome to submit original research, reviews, mini-reviews, and other article types on the following and other subjects:
· Management of peritoneal dialysis patients
· Identification of prognostic factor for peritoneal dialysis patients
· Management of peritoneal dialysis complications
· Effective treatments for peritoneal dialysis complications