Nolph and Gokal's Text Book of Peritoneal Dialysis, Third Edition, covers advances made in the field for the past 30 years. During the past two decades, the time during which this therapy has been increasingly utilized, this text hascontinued to be recognized as the major source of the discipline's base knowledge. The evolution of this text to its newest edition parallels the growth ofperitoneal dialysis from Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis in the eighties to the current therapy that encompasses manual and automated therapies with full emphasis on adequacy of dialysis dose. Peritoneal dialysis representsan intracorporeal technique for blood purification. This unique dialysis system represents one of many human attempts to manipulate nature for sustenance of life. The past few years of advances have focused on further improvement of the technique. Premier Reference on Peritoneal Dialysis Comprehensive INDICE: From the contents History of Peritoneal Dialysis.- Current Status of PD Including CAPD.- Ultra Structure of the Peritoneum.- The peritoneal microcirculation in Peritoneal Dialysis.- The Physiology of Peritoneal Solute and Water Transport andamp; Lymphatis.- Monitoring the Functional Status of the Peritoneum.- Physiology of High Transport Status.- Animal Models in Peritoneal Dialysis.- Pharmacological Alterations of Peritoneal Transport Rates and Pharmacokinetics in Peritoneal Dialysis.- Peritoneal Dialysis Solutions and Biocompatibility.- Peritoneal Dialysis Access and Exit-Site Care Including Surgical Aspects.- Organization of a Peritoneal Dialysis Program.- Peritoneal Dialysis inthe Elderly.- Automated Peritoneal Dialysis.- Adequacy of Peritoneal DialysisIncluding Fluid Balance, Electrolytes, Minerals and Middle Molecules.- Ultrafiltration Failure Including Peritoneal Encapsulating Sclerosis.- Nutritional Aspects of Peritoneal Dialysisandnbsp;Including MIA Syndrome.- Peritonitis.
- ISBN: 978-0-387-78939-2
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 905
- Fecha Publicación: 01/10/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés