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The Contemporary Nephrology Nursing: Principles and Practice (2nd edition) textbook has recently been published by ANNA. The Second Edition was edited by Anita Molzahn, PhD, RN, Editor, and Evelyn Butera, MSN, RN, CNN, Assistant Editor. This article is an excerpt of Chapter 29, “Preventing and Managing Complications of Peritoneal Dialysis” by Elizabeth Kelman, MEd, RN, CNeph(c), and Diane Watson, MSc, RN, CNeph(c).

The remainder of the chapter, which includes: (a) assessment and prevention of complications, and (b) an overview of non-infectious complications, may be found in the newly published Contemporary Nephrology Nursing: Principles and Practice.