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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Over the past decade new solutions for peritoneal dialysis have been developed in an effort to reduce the bioincompatibility of conventional glucose-containing, lactate-buffered solutions, and thereby ...

Dialysis is a procedure that can help patients with end stage renal disease to increase quantity and quality of life. However, there are several inherent risks associated with dialysis, which are more ...

The Karnataka government, thanks to an initiative taken by the State-run Institute of Nephro Urology, has decided to promote peritoneal dialysis as an alternative to haemodialysis for the benefit of ...