Nat Clin Pract Nephrol. 2009;5(3):130-131. The key conclusions of the study by Evenepoel and colleagues were that dialytic clearance and removal of total serum p-cresol is higher in hemodialysis ...

CKD G5D will be defined as people who receive chronic haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis for at least 3 months, as per standard definitions.1 3 Major surgical procedures are typically defined as the ...

KIDNEY substitutes that are effective in the management of chronic renal failure are hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Scribner's technic for hemodialysis developed in 1958–59, 1 employing ...

The studies included 9975 participants from 5 countries, who were a good representation of dialysis patients in high-income and upper-middle-income countries. The patients were on peritoneal dialysis ...

Table 9 clearly demonstrates the prognostic import of the fistula type of perforation. Peritoneal contamination by malignant cells is comparatively limited in the evolution of a fistula.

MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has expanded the Z Benefit package for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) with a rate reaching almost PHP1.2 million. In an advisory Tuesday, ...

According to the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a form of renal replacement therapy (RRT) where the patient’s own peritoneal membrane or lining of ...

Crohn’s disease can cause anal fistulas, which are tunnels that go from your anus to the surface of the skin around your anus. They usually begin as an infection in one of your anal glands and ...

With the incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) steadily increasing across the world, dialysis is a literal life-sustaining measure for millions of people. Hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are ...