Peritoneal dialysis is the second option, and this requires surgically implanting a catheter into the abdomen that is between the peritoneal membrane and the abdominal wall. Each time this process ...

(73) However, the optimal time for preemptive central venous catheter exchange is unknown − Tunneled peritoneal dialysis catheters may be complicated by exit-site infection or peritonitis. Peritoneal ...

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Primary peritoneal cancer (PPC) is a rare cancer. It starts in the thin layer of tissue lining the inside of the tummy (abdomen). This tissue lining is called the peritoneum. PPC cells are the same as ...

A change in Medicare coverage for specific medications needed during dialysis has left nursing homes and their patients receiving in-house treatment for kidney failure in a serious bind.

If nothing else works and the problem is recurrent, your healthcare provider might suggest peritoneal dialysis or home hemodialysis. Intradialytic hypotension is the most common complication of ...

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KIDNEY substitutes that are effective in the management of chronic renal failure are hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Scribner's technic for hemodialysis developed in 1958–59, 1 employing ...

According to the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, peritoneal dialysis (PD ... care as well as ancillary services which include catheter insertion, outpatient treatment of PD-related ...

Peritoneal dialysis is a procedure to remove waste products from the blood, such as creatinine and urea, which are insufficiently removed by the kidneys in patients with renal failure. The ...