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 ...

During continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, the peritoneum is exposed to bioincompatible dialysis fluids that cause denudation of mesothelial cells and, ultimately, tissue fibrosis and failure ...

TROY – At the semi-annual Living Resources awards ceremony last Friday, 23-year-old Josh Nidle of Troy received two awards for completing social programs as part of his participation in the ...

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September 7, 2006 — Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with high membrane transport rates — high transporters — had worse survival than did low transporters, according to a meta-analysis of 20 ...

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a treatment that uses the inner lining of abdomen, called the peritoneum and a dialysis solution to purify blood when the kidneys are not functioning adequately. PD is ...