Abstract
We tried nightly intermittent peritoneal dialysis (NPD), continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis (CCPD) and NPD combined with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in a CAPD patient with membrane failure. The patient obtained satisfactory clearance of small solutes and net ultrafiltration volume without an increase of albumin clearance, and was able to continue on peritoneal dialysis by performing NPD combined with CAPD. However, long-term follow-up is required, because the increased number of dialysate exchanges required in NPD combined with CAPD may exacerbate peritoneal function earlier than in other methods of peritoneal dialysis.
