Figures & data
Figure 1. Set-up for PD treatment of an infant who needed a dwell volume of less than 60 mL. (A) Infusion pump; (B) PD fluid bag and PD machine for heating purposes; (C) three-way router; (D) patient; and (E) urine-collecting device for measurement of drained volume of PD fluid.
Figure 2. Manual PD technique (connection and liquid flow direction; set dwell volume and infusion time with infusion pump which takes warmed dialysis liquid from PD device. Pumping route is through into peritoneal space. Control filling and drainage with three-way router. While filling phase, close drainage side of the router. When filling phase is done, three-way router is setted completely closed for dwelling. After that, open drainage side for flowing out. Drained liquid is collected with urine-collecting device to measure ultrafiltration).
Table 1. Demographic, biochemical, and PD features of the study group.
Table 2. Comparison of patient characteristics between infants who survived and those who died.