The machine washable, adjustable belts come in three colors ... book about a youngster's journey through kidney failure, peritoneal dialysis, and transplantation. “The ABC’s of Pee Dee ...

As blood in the peritoneal capillaries comes into contact with dialysate in the peritoneal cavity, solutes in the blood diffuse into the dialysate. The osmotic gradient created by glucose in the ...

ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec. 17 -- The choice between peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis does not have a one-size-fits-all answer, researchers found. Which strategy gave the best chance of survival ...

May 27, 2012 (Paris, France) — Patients with diabetes undergoing peritoneal dialysis achieved better blood sugar and metabolic control during 6 months of treatment with a glucose-sparing ...

$900 per patient per year in PD. "It was reassuring to see that Medicare cost savings from peritoneal dialysis persisted over time even as more patients were assigned to this modality. At the same ...

In a large observational study of patients receiving home kidney dialysis, home hemodialysis was associated with improvements in key cardiovascular outcomes compared with peritoneal dialysis ...

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 ...

Of young adults using peritoneal dialysis, 71% and 37% continued with that type at 1 and 5 years, respectively. Common reasons for switching to hemodialysis were infection, missed sessions and ...

With help from her daughter, the retired joss stick shop owner undergoes peritoneal dialysis at home every night, with the ...

A national conference and workshop on home peritoneal dialysis, organised by Believers Church Medical College Hospital, Thiruvalla, in collaboration with the Central Travancore Nephrology Club ...