Challenges in pediatric peritoneal dialysis in Turkey |
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| Authors: | Mesiha Ekim Sevcan A. Bakkaloglu Nejat Aksu Sema Akman Aytul Noyan Lale Sever |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey;(2) Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey;(3) Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey;(4) Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey;(5) Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey;(6) Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey |
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Chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) is the modality of choice for children with end-stage renal disease in Turkey. CPD was first instituted in 1989 in Turkish pediatric patients by using imported basic equipment and solutions since then the number of patients on CPD increased gradually. Parallel to the developments in the PD industry, in 2002, the Turkish Pediatric Nephrology Association established the Turkish Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis (TUPEPD) Study Group to study peritoneal dialysis in children and adolescents. Today in Turkey, almost all of the PD equipment and PD solutions are available. Turkish pediatric nephrologists now have a significant experience with PD. Physicians, parents, and the children prefer to start with CPD because of its advantages, such as a more liberal social life and better school attendance. |
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| Keywords: | APD CAPD Children Chronic peritoneal dialysis End-stage renal disease |
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