Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) is a manual therapy and usually uses less fluids than the other peritoneal modalities CAPD is in widespread use for the long-term treatment of ESRD. Usually four exchanges are carried out every 24 hours. CAPD is an entirely manual technique though there are devices to help patients with problems of manual dexterity
Other studies have indicated that continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is associated with adynamic bone disease, and in our study adynamic bone disease is associated with lower levels of receptor mRNA