Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. These guidelines cover all aspects of the care of patients who are treated with peritoneal dialysis. This includes equipment and resources, preparation for peritoneal dialysis, and adequacy of dialysis both in terms of removing waste products and fluid , preventing and treating infections.
There is also a section on diagnosis and treatment of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis, a rare but serious complication of peritoneal dialysis where fibrotic scar tissue forms around the intestine.
The guidelines include recommendations for infants and children, for whom peritoneal dialysis is recommended over haemodialysis. Immediately after the introduction there is a statement of all the recommendations.
These recommendations are written in a language that we think should be understandable by many patients, relatives, carers and other interested people. Consequently we have not reworded or restated them in this lay summary. They are graded 1 or 2 depending on the strength of the recommendation by the authors, and A-D depending on the quality of the evidence that the recommendation is based on. These guidelines cover the organisation and performance of peritoneal dialysis as a treatment for kidney patients, including infants and children.
It includes prevention and treatment of complications. It does not include factors involved in the choice of peritoneal dialysis compared to other options for patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease. This document is intended for use by any member of the health care team engaged in the care of kidney patients treated with peritoneal dialysis.
