having started dialysis that year. Kidney transplant cases in Japan number about 1000 annually. Thus, almost all end-stage renal disease patients in Japan are likely to live on dialysis for the remainder of their lives. For various reasons, peritoneal dialysis has a lower penetration rate among Japa-nese dialysis patients, and work to educate patients and nephrologists about PD needs to be done. Perit Dial Int 2007; 27(S2):S56–S58 www.PDIConnect.com KEY WORDS: Renal replacement therapy; longevity; dropout; peritonitis; ultrafiltration failure. The most recent report (1) from the dialysis registryof the Japanese Society of Dialysis Therapy (JSDT) re-vealed that, at 31 December 2005, the number of pa-tients on maintenance dialysis was 257,765...
peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a life-threat-ening complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). The over...
Peritoneal Dialysis International (PDI) has invited meto review the history and status of peritoneal...
Peritoneal dialysis plays a crucial role in the integrated care of patients with end-stage renal dis...
Technique failure resulting in transfer to hemodialysis (HD) remains one of the most important chall...
Since its introduction in 1981, peritoneal dialysis (PD) has become firmly established as an effecti...
The prevalence of dialysis in Thailand is 282 per million population, and utilization of peritoneal ...
Since its introduction in 1981, peritoneal dialysis (PD) has become firmly established as an effecti...
Countries in Asia vary significantly in culture and so-cioeconomic status. Dialysis costs and reimbu...
This paper describes the current status of chronic di-alysis in Japan and the guidelines used to ini...
The number of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has rapidly increased, as has the cost of...
As the global burden of chronic kidney disease continues to increase, so does the need for a cost-ef...
Background: In many countries, APD is growing dialysis modality in ESRD patients, however, it is sti...
The socioeconomic statuses of Asian countries are diverse and government reimbursement policies for ...
Prevalence and incidence of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in Asia are both increasing, but the increase i...
Peritoneal dialysis is troubled with declining utilisation as a form of renal replacement therapy in...
peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a life-threat-ening complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). The over...
Peritoneal Dialysis International (PDI) has invited meto review the history and status of peritoneal...
Peritoneal dialysis plays a crucial role in the integrated care of patients with end-stage renal dis...
Technique failure resulting in transfer to hemodialysis (HD) remains one of the most important chall...
Since its introduction in 1981, peritoneal dialysis (PD) has become firmly established as an effecti...
The prevalence of dialysis in Thailand is 282 per million population, and utilization of peritoneal ...
Since its introduction in 1981, peritoneal dialysis (PD) has become firmly established as an effecti...
Countries in Asia vary significantly in culture and so-cioeconomic status. Dialysis costs and reimbu...
This paper describes the current status of chronic di-alysis in Japan and the guidelines used to ini...
The number of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has rapidly increased, as has the cost of...
As the global burden of chronic kidney disease continues to increase, so does the need for a cost-ef...
Background: In many countries, APD is growing dialysis modality in ESRD patients, however, it is sti...
The socioeconomic statuses of Asian countries are diverse and government reimbursement policies for ...
Prevalence and incidence of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in Asia are both increasing, but the increase i...
Peritoneal dialysis is troubled with declining utilisation as a form of renal replacement therapy in...
peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a life-threat-ening complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). The over...
Peritoneal Dialysis International (PDI) has invited meto review the history and status of peritoneal...
Peritoneal dialysis plays a crucial role in the integrated care of patients with end-stage renal dis...