Peritoneal dialysis in spinal cord injury.

Chronic renal failure is a common complication of spinal cord injury. When end-stage renal disease supervenes in the spinal cord injured patient, hemodialysis has almost exclusively been selected for its long-term management. Though a number of theoretical concerns exist which might dissuade one from the active use of peritoneal dialysis, in practice, this dialytic modality can be safely and effectively employed in this patient population. Herein we discuss the successful long-term use of peritoneal dialysis in two spinal cord injured patients.