PDI -- Table of Contents(September-October 2008, 28 [5])

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EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION

PERITONEAL DIALYSIS — A "KINDER, GENTLER" TREATMENT FOR THE ELDERLY?: Peter G. Blake
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 435–436. [PDF]

INVITED REVIEW

AN ANALYSIS OF METHODS TO PREVENT PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CATHETER INFECTIONS: Beth Piraino, Judith Bernardini, Filitsa H. Bender
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 437–443. [PDF]

PD IN THE ELDERLY

SHOULD OLDER PATIENTS BE OFFERED PERITONEAL DIALYSIS?: Edwina A. Brown
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 444–448. [Abstract] [PDF]

THE ELDERLY PATIENT ON CAPD: HELPING PATIENTS COPE WITH PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: Fredric O. Finkelstein, Bayode Afolalu, Diane Wuerth, Susan H. Finkelstein
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 449–451. [PDF]

IS THE DECLINE OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS IN THE ELDERLY A BREAKDOWN IN THE PROCESS OF CARE?: Matthew J. Oliver and Robert R. Quinn
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 452–456. [PDF]

PERITONITIS RISK FOR OLDER PATIENTS ON PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: Cheuk-Chun Szeto, Bonnie Ching-Ha Kwan, Kai-Ming Chow
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 457–460. [PDF]

ASSISTED PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: ALSO FOR THE LATE REFERRED ELDERLY PATIENT: Johan V. Povlsen and Per Ivarsen
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 461–467. [PDF]

PD IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

A COMPARISON OF OUTCOMES BETWEEN DIABETIC AND NONDIABETIC CAPD PATIENTS IN INDIA: Narayan Prasad, Amit Gupta, Archana Sinha, Anurag Singh, Raj Kumar Sharma, Alok Kumar, Anupama Kaul
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 468–476. [Abstract] [PDF]

COMMENTARIES

PIECE BY PIECE: SOLVING THE PUZZLE OF PERITONEAL FIBROSIS: Ceri A. Fielding and Nicholas Topley
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 477–479. [PDF]

THEORY AND REALITY IN THE SELECTION OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: Giusto Viglino and Loris Neri
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 480–483. [PDF]

IS INTERMITTENT PERITONEAL DIALYSIS STILL A VALID TREATMENT OPTION?: Gavin Dreyer and Stanley L.S. Fan
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 484–486. [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Basic

A PYRUVATE-BUFFERED DIALYSIS FLUID INDUCES LESS PERITONEAL ANGIOGENESIS AND FIBROSIS THAN A CONVENTIONAL SOLUTION
Roos van Westrhenen, Machteld M. Zweers, Cindy Kunne, Dirk R. de Waart, Allard C. van der Wal, Raymond T. Krediet
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 487–496. [Abstract] [PDF]

VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR EXPRESSION IN PERITONEAL MESOTHELIAL CELLS UNDERGOING TRANSDIFFERENTIATION
Jing Zhang, Kook-Hwan Oh, Hui Xu, Peter J. Margetts
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 497–504. [Abstract] [PDF]

Clinical

A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE EFFICACY OF LOCAL APPLICATION OF GENTAMICIN VERSUS MUPIROCIN IN THE PREVENTION OF PERITONEAL DIALYSIS CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS
Kwok Hong Chu, Wai Yee Choy, Chi Chung William Cheung, Ka Shun Fung, Hon Lok Tang, William Lee, Au Cheuk, Ka Fai Yim, Wai Han Hilda Chan, Kwok Lung Matthew Tong
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 505–508. [Abstract] [PDF]

VARIABILITY IN CASE MIX AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SELECTION IN FIFTY-NINE FRENCH DISTRICTS
Cécile Couchoud, Emilie Savoye, Luc Frimat, Jean-Philippe Ryckelynck, Ylana Chalem, Christian Verger, the Working Group "Peritoneal Dialysis" of the French REIN Registry
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 509–517. [Abstract] [PDF]

IN-CENTER INTERMITTENT PERITONEAL DIALYSIS: RETROSPECTIVE TEN-YEAR SINGLE-CENTER EXPERIENCE WITH THIRTY CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS
Alexander Woywodt, Matthias Meier, Doris Kaiser, Gabriele Schneider, Hermann Haller, Marcus Hiss
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 518–526. [Abstract] [PDF]

CONCENTRATION OF ADIPOKINES IN PERITONEAL EFFLUENT: A NEW MARKER OF ACUTE PERITONITIS IN PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENTS?
Aureliusz Kolonko, Jerzy Chudek, Andrzej Wiecek
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 527–532. [Abstract] [PDF]

DAILY REMOTE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS MONITORING: AN ADJUNCT TO ENHANCE PATIENT CARE
Deepa H. Chand and Dale Bednarz
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 533–537. [Abstract] [PDF]

SHORT REPORTS

Effect of Prostaglandin E1 on Peritoneal Membrane Transport in CAPD-Treated Diabetic Patients: Andrzej J. Jaroszynski and Andrzej Ksiazek
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 538–540. [PDF]

Ampicillin–Sulbactam and Amikacin Used as Second-Line Antibiotics for Patients with Culture-Negative Peritonitis: Man Fai Lam, Bone Siu Fai Tang, Kai Chung Tse, Tak Mao Chan, Kar Neng Lai
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 540–542. [PDF]

Comparative Study of Adequacy of Dialysis and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients on CAPD and APD: Sham Sunder, Om P. Kalra, Santosh Nashine, Vandana Waghmare, Rupam Ruchi
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 542–544. [PDF]

Nocardia Peritonitis — a Case Report and Literature Review: Szu-Yuan Li, Kwok-Woon Yu, Wu-Chang Yang, Tzen-Wen Chen, Chih-Ching Lin
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 544–547. [PDF]

Sphingomonas paucimobilis Peritonitis: a Case Report and Literature Review: Erkan Dervisoglu, Meliha Meric, Betul Kalender, Erkan Sengul
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 547–550. [PDF]

Minilaparotomy with Manual Correction for Malfunctioning Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters: Sung-Ho Kim, Duk-Hyun Lee, Hee-Jeong Choi, Hye-Jin Seo, Ye-Soo Jang, Dong-Hyun Kim, Jong-Hoon Park, Chan-Duck Kim, Yong-Lim Kim
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 550–554. [PDF]

Spontaneous Peritoneal Membrane Rupture with Extravasation of Peritoneal Fluid into the Lower Limbs and Flank in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient: Mark Benaroia, A. Ross Morton, Frank D. Cheeseman, Jocelyn S. Garland, Edwin B. Toffelmire
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 554–557. [PDF]

CORRESPONDENCE

Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment in a Pediatric Patient with Down Syndrome: O. Yavascan, O.D. Kara, M. Anil, A. Bal, O. Pehlivan, N. Aksu
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 558–559. [PDF]

Management of Patients with Recurrent Nephrosis and Intractable Edema by Intraperitoneal Instillation of Icodextrin Solution: S. Morimoto, N. Takahashi, S. Kikuchi, H. Yamahara, T. Imada, K. Kohno, H. Masaki, M. Nishikawa, T. Iwasaka
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 559–562. [PDF]

Cloudy Dialysate and Pseudomembranous Colitis in a Patient on CAPD: Y. Sakao, A. Kato, T. Sugiura, T. Fujikura, T. Misaki, T. Tsuji, M. Sakakima, H. Yasuda, Y. Fujigaki, A. Hishida
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 562–563. [PDF]

"Icodextrin Alone" for Initiation of Peritoneal Dialysis: T.K. Jeloka
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 563–564. [PDF]

Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Calcidiol and Parathyroid Hormone Levels: J. Bouchard, D. Ouimet, M. Vallée, M. Leblanc, V. Pichette
Perit Dial Int 2008 28: 565. [PDF]