Explore the benefits of peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a home-based treatment for kidney failure, offering flexibility and ...

Explore why peritoneal dialysis, a home-based treatment, offers a better quality of life for kidney failure patients despite ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Many patients saw peritoneal dialysis as beneficial vs. in-center treatment, but they also cited some drawbacks.

Uncertainty exists over whether hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis is the modality associated with better survival in patients with end-stage renal disease. Mehrotra and colleagues have shown that ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. A 67-year-old man in relatively good health presented to ...

A common genetic variant predicted poor outcomes from peritoneal dialysis, suggesting a potential factor for patient selection and treatment, researchers found. Variants in AQP1, the gene that encodes ...

"The prognosis was so poor that the hospital called in grief counsellors to speak with my family and help prepare them." ...

Iron deficiency is associated with increased risk for death among patients initiating peritoneal dialysis, even if they have not been diagnosed with anemia. The death risk associated with iron ...

Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) provides an important treatment option that can improve survival for some patients with advanced peritoneal cancer. Managing this disease — and ...

For 65-year-old Ng Yuk-mui, connecting a pipe to her belly to flush out waste products from her blood has become a nightly routine since 2019 when she was diagnosed with kidney failure. With help from ...

Evidence on the safety of long-term tunnelled peritoneal drainage catheter insertion for refractory ascites in cirrhosis is limited but shows well-recognised complications. Evidence on the efficacy is ...