Do you sometimes feel that what you say to your child isn’t sinking in? Does he often misunderstand you, have trouble following directions, or respond to your questions with “What?” These are signs of ...

Peritonitis is a frequent complication of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and the most common cause of CAPD failure. About 60% of patients receiving CAPD will have at least one ...

Imagine being able to hear perfectly but still not understand what people are saying, especially when there’s background noise. That’s the daily experience for someone with central auditory processing ...

The conventional surgery for removal of Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis catheter is similar to open insertion technique and requires the surgeon to either go through the same incision or make a ...

Numerous studies with 24-h ABPM have been reported in haemodialysis and CAPD patients. However, there are limited numbers of studies comparing haemodialysis and CAPD treatments in respect to BP ...

An episode of CAPD peritonitis is usually caused by a single pathogen, Dr. Gokal said. The causative organism is often a gram-positive coccus originating from the normal flora of the patient’s skin.