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Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)
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Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1990)
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The Fourth International Congress of Peritoneal Dialysis was held
in Venice, Italy, June 29 to July 2, 1987. By this time peritoneal
dialysis had emerged as a treatment for a substantial fraction of
patients with end-stage renal disease and countless numbers of
patients with acute renal failure. This treatment is now practiced
worldwide and is the life-sustaining treatment for about 40,000
patients with chronic renal failure, representing 15 to 20% of
dialysis therapy in about 1000 centers. It is not surprising,
therefore, that the number of health professionals engaged in the
investigation and the application of the treatment has also grown
exponen tially. The First International Symposium on Peritoneal
Dialysis, organized by Dr. A. Treviiio-Be cerra in Chapala, Mexico,
in 1978, brought together a group of pioneers when continuous
ambulatory peritoneal dialysis was in its infancy. In 1981, Dr. G.
M. Gahl chaired the Second Symposium, in West Berlin, when the
technique and professional interest were growing con siderably. By
1984, when Dr. 1. F. Winchester and I organized the Third
Symposium, the pre sented papers exceeded 100 and there were about
1000 attendees. At that time, it was deemed appropriate to form a
more organized group and the International Society for Peritoneal
Dialy sis was founded. One of the first actions of the Society was
to choose from among several applicants Dr."
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