For most people, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are equally effective treatments for end stage renal disease. Factors such as your health, preferences, and the costs may influence your final ...
MSN: Hemodialysis vs. Peritoneal Dialysis: Which kidney treatment is right for you and how to decide
Hemodialysis vs. Peritoneal Dialysis: Which kidney treatment is right for you and how to decide
The American Journal of Managed Care: Cost Comparison of Peritoneal Dialysis Versus Hemodialysis in End-Stage Renal Disease
Patients with end-stage renal disease who began peritoneal dialysis had lower 1-year hospitalization rates and lower total healthcare costs than those who began therapy with hemodialysis. : To compare ...
The Straits Times: What is peritoneal dialysis, and what are its benefits?
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 ...
There are two types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Both types perform the normal duties of your failing kidneys by filtering waste and excess fluid from your blood.
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 ...
Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis are two types of dialysis that filter your blood to rid your body of harmful waste. Read more about each type.
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 ...