TABLE OF CONTENTS
Volume 70, Issue S103 (November 2006)
Preface
Modern peritoneal dialysis: Concepts and approaches
S Mujais and C Holmes
Kidney Int 70: S1-S2; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001909
Articles
Mortality studies comparing peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis: What do they tell us?
E F Vonesh, J J Snyder, R N Foley and A J Collins
Kidney Int 70: S3-S11; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001910
French peritoneal dialysis registry (RDPLF): Outline and main results FREE
C Verger, J-P Ryckelynck, M Duman, G Veniez, T Lobbedez, E Boulanger and O Moranne
Kidney Int 70: S12-S20; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001911
Peritoneal dialysis in the US: Evaluation of outcomes in contemporary cohorts
S Mujais and K Story
Kidney Int 70: S21-S26; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001912
Selected best demonstrated practices in peritoneal dialysis access
J H Crabtree
Kidney Int 70: S27-S37; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001913
Use of the embedded peritoneal dialysis catheter: Experience and results from a North American Center
B B McCormick, P A Brown, G Knoll, J D Yelle, D Page, M Biyani and S Lavoie
Kidney Int 70: S38-S43; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001914
Prevention of infectious complications in peritoneal dialysis: best demonstrated practices
F H Bender, J Bernardini and B Piraino
Kidney Int 70: S44-S54; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001915
Microbiology and outcomes of peritonitis in North America
S Mujais
Kidney Int 70: S55-S62; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001916
Impact of new dialysis solutions on peritonitis rates
S Ahmad, J S Sehmi, K H Ahmad-Zakhi, M Clemenger, J B Levy and E A Brown
Kidney Int 70: S63-S66; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001917
Place of peritoneal dialysis in the management of treatment-resistant congestive heart failure
R Mehrotra and P Kathuria
Kidney Int 70: S67-S71; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001918
The role of peritoneal dialysis in the management of treatment-resistant congestive heart failure: A European perspective
N Khalifeh, A Vychytil and W H Hörl
Kidney Int 70: S72-S75; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001919
Mitigating peritoneal membrane characteristics in modern peritoneal dialysis therapy
S J Davies
Kidney Int 70: S76-S83; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001920
Profiles of automated peritoneal dialysis prescriptions in the US 1997–2003
S Mujais and R W Childers
Kidney Int 70: S84-S90; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001921
Tidal PD: Its role in the current practice of peritoneal dialysis
S K Fernando and F O Finkelstein
Kidney Int 70: S91-S95; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001922
The role of tidal peritoneal dialysis in modern practice: A European perspective
A Vychytil and W H Hörl
Kidney Int 70: S96-S103; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001923
Glucose sparing in peritoneal dialysis: Implications and metrics
C Holmes and S Mujais
Kidney Int 70: S104-S109; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001924
New insight of amino acid-based dialysis solutions
M S Park, S R Choi, Y S Song, S Y Yoon, S Y Lee and D S Han
Kidney Int 70: S110-S114; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001925
Management of hyperlipidemia in patients on peritoneal dialysis: Current approaches
S S Prichard
Kidney Int 70: S115-S117; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001926
Structural requirements for a successful chronic peritoneal dialysis program
F O Finkelstein
Kidney Int 70: S118-S121; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001927
Nosogogy: When the learner is a patient with chronic renal failure
L Ballerini and V Paris
Kidney Int 70: S122-S126; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001928
Patient re-training in peritoneal dialysis: Why and when it is needed
R Russo, L Manili, G Tiraboschi, K Amar, M De Luca, E Alberghini, P Ghiringhelli, A De Vecchi, M T Porri, G Marinangeli, R Rocca, V Paris and L Ballerini
Kidney Int 70: S127-S132; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001929
Patient and technique survival on peritoneal dialysis in patients with failed renal allograft: A case–control study
S Mujais and K Story
Kidney Int 70: S133-S137; doi:10.1038/sj.ki.5001930


