What do the Kidneys do? The kidneys work as a filtering unit for the blood in our bodies and help in excreting waste products from the blood stream. The kidney filters out waste products from the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Continuous ambulatory PD has advantages over automated PD, including a possible lower risk of peritonitis. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Dialysis is a relatively high-cost treatment, with previous commentators estimating that the U.K. [National ...

Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) is believed to have clinical and psychosocial advantages over continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Rates of dialysis-related peritonitis, exit-site and ...

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), who have to go on maintenance dialysis to extend their survival, have the option of hospital-based haemodialysis (HD) or home-based continuous ambulatory ...

Dr K Sampathkumar, Honorary Secretary, Indian Society of PD Meenakshi Mission Hospital, Madurai, elaborates on how PD is one of the choices available in the basket of renal replacement therapy, which ...

The Health department has initiated a scheme in 11 districts for offering peritoneal dialysis free of cost at home for patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKD), a statement issued by Health ...

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