Peritoneal dialysis (PD) continues its slow march toward equal popularity within the nephrology community. In most areas of the United States, it is still the minority to the behemoth that is ...

A new meta-analysis suggests that peritoneal dialysis catheter placement using either laparoscopic or percutaneous techniques ...

One of the main functions of the kidneys is to filter metabolic products out of the blood. If the kidneys are no longer able to do this, the blood has to be artificially purified and drained of excess ...

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 ...

Kidney disease impacts millions globally. Two main treatments, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, offer life-saving solutions. Hemodialysis uses a machine to filter blood, while peritoneal dialysis ...

In a recent study, Lambie and colleagues suggest that systemic and local intraperitoneal inflammation, evidenced by elevated levels of interleukin-6, are independent processes and have different ...

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.

Mangaluru: A multidisciplinary team at Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, led by Dr Santhosh Pai, head of the department of nephrology, performed a Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) at ...

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in patients on long-term dialysis. Many factors contribute to the high cardiac risk seen in these patients. In patients treated with ...