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 dialysis ...

Baxter has received clearance from the FDA for the latest version of its automated peritoneal dialysis system designed for home use, combining it with a digital platform that aims to help patients ...

On dialysis for kidney failure and assume swimming or sit ups are out of the question? Think again. New international guidelines have been released on the eve of Kidney Health Week showing how ...

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 an ...

Clinicians and scientists from Keele and Cardiff universities have published data from a landmark study that explains why survival in patients on peritoneal dialysis is low. The paper, entitled ...

Variants in AQP1, the gene that encodes for a key water transport channel across the peritoneal membrane, were associated with decreased ultrafiltration while on peritoneal dialysis and a 70% ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AUSTIN, Texas — Use of sodium thiosulfate to treat calciphylaxis in patients on peritoneal dialysis can be ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Of young adults using peritoneal dialysis, 71% and 37% continued with that type at 1 and 5 years, respectively.

I have recently been advised to undergo peritoneal dialysis, which is done at home. However, my insurance provider has informed me that dialysis is only covered if done in a hospital, with a minimum ...