The Nolph and Gokal Textbook of Peritoneal Dialysis in its third edition covers the history of peritoneal of dialysis from its early beginnings to the present and updates the many advances since the second edition was published. This book continues to represent a major source of knowledge about this dialysis therapy.
Two of the previous editors, Drs. Ram Gokal and Karl D. Nolph, are now retired from their full-time academic careers, and Drs. Ramesh Khanna and Ray Krediet, who were co-editors of the second edition, have skillfully assumed the total responsibility for editing this third edition.
The 31 chapters included in this scholarly and comprehensive review of the history, science, and clinical practice of peritoneal dialysis should be a valuable resource for all those who have an interest in the therapy from any perspective. The science reviewed includes peritoneal membrane structure and function, the peritoneal microcirculation, solute and water transport via the peritoneal membrane and lymphatics, animal models of peritoneal dialysis, pharmacological manipulation of transport, pharmacokinetics during peritoneal dialysis, and the chemistry and physiologic effects of various peritoneal dialysis solutions.
Epidemiology and demographic studies are included in chapters dealing with the current status of the therapy, survival outcome comparisons with patients on peritoneal and hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis in developing countries.
Clinical chapters review what is known about peritoneal dialysis in the elderly, long-term patients, children, and diabetics. The challenges of anemia, fast transport, achieving adequacy and volume control, changing peritoneal morphology and function, maintaining good quality of life, peritonitis, ultrafiltration failure, protein-energy malnutrition, renal osteodystrophy, cardiovascular disease and inflammation, vascular calcification, and other noninfectious complications are reviewed extensively in separate chapters. There are also individual chapters on peritoneal dialysis access and exit-site care, connectology, and automated peritoneal dialysis. There is a chapter dealing with intraperitoneal chemotherapy. A very important chapter is the one dealing with the nephrology nurse’s role in organizing and managing a peritoneal dialysis program.
The completeness of the reviews and the breadth of topics imply that the book should be useful for medical students, medical residents, nephrology fellows, nephrologists (both clinical and academic), researchers (clinical, translational and basic), nurses, dieticians, social workers, bioengineers, pharmacologists, epidemiologists, and many others. The authors of each chapter are highly qualified to write their respective chapters and most of the authors are among the top leaders in area of knowledge they review.
Contents
- 1 History of Peritoneal Dialysis
- 2 Current Status of Peritoneal Dialysis
- 3 Comparing Survival Outcomes in Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis
- 4 The Peritoneal Microcirculation in Peritoneal Dialysis
- 5 Functional Structure of the Peritoneum as a Dialyzing Membrane
- 6 The Physiology of Peritoneal Solute, Water, and Lymphatic Transport
- 7 Physiology of High/Fast Transporters
- 8 Animal Models for Peritoneal Dialysis Research
- 9 Pharmacological Alterations of Peritoneal Transport Rates and Pharmacokinetics in Peritoneal Dialysis
- 10 Peritoneal Dialysis Connectology
- 11 New Peritoneal Dialysis Solutions and Solutions on the Horizon
- 12 Automated Peritoneal Dialysis
- 13 Peritoneal Dialysis Program Organization and Management
- 14 Peritoneal Dialysis Access and Exit-Site Care Including Surgical Aspects
- 15 Monitoring the Functional Status of the Peritoneum
- 16 Adequacy of Peritoneal Dialysis, Including Fluid Balance
- 17 Ultrafiltration Failure
- 18 Quality of Life in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis
- 19 Peritonitis
- 20 Noninfectious Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis
- 21 Protein-Energy Malnutrition/Wasting During Peritoneal Dialysis
- 22 Calcium, Phosphate, and Renal Osteodystrophy
- 23 Cardiovascular Disease and Inflammation
- 24 Vascular Calcification in Chronic Kidney Disease
- 25 Anemia in PD Patients
- 26 Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis in the Elderly
- 27 Long-Term Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
- 28 Peritoneal Dialysis in Diabetic End-Stage Renal Disease
- 29 Peritoneal Dialysis in Children
- 30 Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy
- 31 Peritoneal Dialysis in Developing Countries
- Index
Product Details
- Hardcover: 952 pages
- Publisher: Springer; 3rd edition (April 28, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0387789391
- ISBN-13: 978-0387789392
- Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.1 x 1.6 inches
List Price: $249.00