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types of peritoneal dialysis

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD)

Manual instillation and drainage of dialytic fluid several times per day

Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD)

Use of a machine (cycler) to instill and drain fluid a number of times over a period of several hours

Nocturnal intermittent peritoneal dialysis

(NIPD) APD performed at night only, with no fluid in the peritoneal cavity during the day

Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis (CCPD)

APD at night plus a final installation of fluid into the peritoneal cavity, which remains there during the day; performed with or without an additional exchange of fluid during the course of the day

Incremental peritoneal dialysis

Initiation of peritoneal dialysis at a low dose, with stepwise increases as needed to compensate for loss of residual kidney function

Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis

Initiation of peritoneal dialysis within 2 wk after catheter placement in a person with end-stage kidney disease and no previously planned renal replacement therapy