CHRONIC PERITONEAL-DIALYSIS IN PEDIATRIC- PATIENTS

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is the most common used method of treatment f or end stage renal failure, specially adapted for home dialysis, easil y applicable even for infants. PD creates a degree of independence but also of responsibility. PD failed out with time (transfert to hemodia lysis) secondary to familial and medical (peritonitis) exhaustions. An yway PD has become in children under 15 years old, the more used dialy sis modality in many countries (Canada, USA, Australia, England, Itali a, Germany, Holland, ...) but remained rarely performed in France (eco nomical, political, social or medical environment reasons). Reduction of waiting time for transplantation should favour the development of P D. Home treatment by PD is without doubt the best dialysis condition i n terms of optimal children development but is realy a familial charge .