Part One
Peritoneal Kinetics and Anatomy

Prothrombin Fragment 1+2 (F1+2) in Effluent Is a Useful Marker for Peritoneal Permeability in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Using Neutral Dialysate
Tsutomu Sakurada, Shigeki Kojima, Daisuke Oishi, Kenichiro Koitabashi, Masahito Miyamoto, Sayuri Shirai, Yugo Shibagaki, Takashi Yasuda, Takeo Sato, Kenjiro Kimura
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What Does the Dialysate Level of Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Tell Us?
Muhittin Ertilav, Ozge Timur, Ender Hür, Devrim Bozkurt, Hasim Nar, Turan Kologlu, Sait Sen,Soner Duman
6

DNA Microarray Analysis of the Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition of Mesothelial Cells in a Rat Model of Peritoneal Dialysis
Toshimi Imai, Ichiro Hirahara, Yoshiyuki Morishita, Akira Onishi, Makoto Inoue, Shigeaki Muto, Eiji Kusano
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Influence of Osmotic and Oncotic Factors on Gentamicin and Insulin Transport Across the Peritoneal Membrane In Vitro
Teresa Grzelak, Katarzyna Wojciechowska, Beata Szary, Krystyna Czyzewska
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GDPs and AGEs: Impact on Cardiovascular Toxicity in Dialysis Patients
Rainer Himmele, Dixie–Ann Sawin, Jose A. Diaz–Buxo
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Part Two
Host Defenses and Infection

Markers of Inflammation Before and During Peritoneal Dialysis
Rosa Palomar–Fontanet, Bernardo A. Lavín–Gómez, José A. Quintanar–Lartundo, María T. García–Unzueta, María Gago–Fraile, Mónica I. Torrealba–Rodríguez, Manuel A. Arias–Rodríguez, Juan A. Gómez–Gerique
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Inflammation Markers, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Renal Replacement Therapy
Bernardo A. Lavín–Gómez, Rosa Palomar–Fontanet, María Gago–Fraile, José A. Quintanar–Lartundo, Estefanía Gómez–Palomo, Domingo González–Lamuño, María T. García–Unzueta, Manuel A. Arias–Rodríguez, Juan A. Gómez–Gerique
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Microbiological Profile of Peritoneal Dialysis Peritonitis and Predictors of Hospitalization
Jose Antonio Quintanar Lartundo, Rosa Palomar, Agustin Domínguez–Diez, Carlos Salas, Jorge Ruiz–Criado, Emilo Rodrigo, Angel Luis Martinez De Francisco, Manolo Arias
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The Utility of Prolonged Culture of Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent in the Diagnosis and Management of Peritonitis
Zenaida Siccion, Susan M. Poutanen, Jeffrey Perl, Joanne M. Bargman
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Xenophilus aerolatus Peritonitis in a Six-Year-Old Boy on Maintenance Peritoneal Dialysis
Anne K. Tsampalieros, Marsha Gooden, Nisha Thampi, Yvonne C.W. Yau, Elizabeth A. Harvey
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Tuberculosis in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients in an Endemic Region
Meltem Gursu, Filiz Tayfur, Mine Besler, Ozlem Kaptanogullari, Mehmet Kucuk, Zeki Aydin, Taner Basturk, Sami Uzun, Serhat Karadag, Emel Tatli, Abdullah Sumnu, Savas Ozturk, Rumeyza Kazancioglu
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Seventeen Years’ Experience of Surgical Options for Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis
Hideki Kawanishi, Sadanori Shintaku, Misaki Moriishi, Kiyohiko Dohi, Shinichiro Tsuchiya
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Part Three
Host Defenses and Infection

Testing a Single Monthly Dose of Darbepoetin Alpha to Maintain Hemoglobin Levels in Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Hiromichi Suzuki, Tsutomu Inoue, Yusuke Watanabe, Tomohiro Kikuta, Takahiko Sato, Masahiro Tsuda, Kousuke Uchida
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Bioimpedance Spectroscopy for the Detection of Hypervolemia in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Ender Hur, Ozkan Gungor, Oktay Musayev, Mehmet Usta, Huseyin Toz, Gulay Asci, Mehmet Ozkahya, Soner Duman, Ercan Ok
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Clinical Presentation in Patients More Than 80 Years of Age at the Start of Peritoneal Dialysis
Keita Sueyoshi, Tsutomu Inoue, Eriko Kojima, Takahiko Sato, Masahiro Tsuda, Tomohiro Kikuta, Yusuke Watanabe, Hiroshi Takane, Tsuneo Takenaka, Hiromichi Suzuki
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Removal of the Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Because of Gastrointestinal Disease in Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: A Single-Center Case Series
Eriko Kojima, Tsutomu Inoue, Keita Sueyoshi, Takahiko Sato, Masahiro Tsuda, Tomohiro Kikuta, Yusuke Watanabe, Hiroshi Takane, Tsuneo Takenaka, Hiromichi Suzuki
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Update on Cardiorenal Syndrome: A Clinical Conundrum
Eric J. Chan, Kevin C. Dellsperger
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Chronic Abdominal Pain in a Patient on Maintenance Peritoneal Dialysis
Rupesh Raina, Martin J. Schreiber, Surafel Gebreselassie
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Personalization of Automated Peritoneal Dialysis Treatment Using a Computer Modeling System
Emilio G. Galli, Carlo Taietti, Marcello Borghi
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The Importance of the Patient’s Training in Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis and Peritonitis
Roberto J. Barone, María I. Campora, Nélida S. Gimenez, Liliana Ramirez, Mónica Santopietro, Sergio A. Panese
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Gynecologic Issues in Peritoneal Dialysis
Chrysostomos A. Dimitriadis, Joanne M. Bargman
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Network 13 Partnership to Improve the Influenza, Pneumococcal Pneumonia, and Hepatitis B Vaccination Rates Among Dialysis Patients
Linda Duval, Cheryl George, Nellie Hedrick, Sandra Woodruff, Myra A. Kleinpeter
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Preservation of Residual Renal Function in Dialysis Patients
Jeffrey Thomas, Isaac Teitelbaum
112

Different Prescribed Doses of High-Volume Peritoneal Dialysis and Outcome of Patients with Acute Kidney Injury
Daniela Ponce, Germana Alves Brito, Juliana Gera Abrão, André Luis Balbi
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Subacute Polyneuropathy in a Patient Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis: Clinical Features and New Pathophysiologic Insights
Rupesh Raina, Christopher Bianco, Kalub Fedak, Gaurav Garg, Surafel Gebreselassie, Martin J. Schreiber, Robert C. Heyka
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Part Four
Metabolism and Nutrition

Effects of Oral Paricalcitol on Hyperparathyroidism and Proteinuria in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Francisco Coronel, Beatriz Rodríguez–Cubillo, Secundino Cigarrán, Antonio Gomis
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Does Cinacalcet HCl, an Oral Calcimimetic Agent for the Treatment of Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, Improve Arterial Stiffness in Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis?
Hiromichi Suzuki, Tsutomu Inoue, Yusuke Watanabe, Tomohiro Kikuta, Takahiko Sato, Masahiro Tsuda, Kousuke Uchida
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Bone Mineral Density, Its Predictors, and Outcomes in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Alicja E. Grzegorzewska, Monika Mlot–Michalska
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