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Review Article

Korean J Pediatr. 2009;52(10):1069-1074. Published online October 15, 2009.

Peritoneal dialysis in children and adolescents

Il Soo IS Ha¹

¹Department of Pediatrics and Kidney Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence Il Soo IS Ha ,Email: ilsooha@snu.ac.kr

Abstract

Peritoneal dialysis is a preferred modality of replacement therapy in children and adolescents with end-stage renal disease waiting for kidney transplantation. Recent development of pediatric swan-neck catheters with cuffs, novel dialysis solutions, and cyclers for automated peritoneal dialysis enabled more flexible prescriptions of dialysis with less complication, and improved patients' activities as well as the dialysis adequacy. Principles and practical issues of chronic peritoneal dialysis in children and adolescents are reviewed and utility of a web-based Korean Pediatric CRF Registry is explained.

Keywords :Peritoneal dialysis, Children, Adolescents, End-stage renal disease