PERITONEAL-DIALYSIS IN CHILDREN

In the recent years, continuous peritoneal dialysis (PD) had a widespr ead development in children. This technique is available even in infan ts and is adapted to home care. If initially the prescription of PD wa s empirical, it has nowadays improved thanks to objective approaches: intraperitoneal dwell volume and tolerance assessment by intraperitone al pressure measurement, dwell time determination in terms of dialysis adequacy, ie APEX time as ultrafiltration and low molecular purificat ion times. Nevertheless children home dialysis is a daily challenge fo r the family and requires an active and long-lasting support from the medical and paramedical team.