A research team has developed a compact peritoneal dialysis device that can be utilized as a portable artificial kidney. This ...

If this peritoneal dialysis device is commercialized as a portable system, it is expected to significantly improve the ...

Patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) often develop protein energy malnutrition. Amino-acid-containing dialysate can compensate for low protein intake and protein losses in such patients ...

Of young adults using peritoneal dialysis, 71% and 37% continued with that type at 1 and 5 years, respectively. Common reasons for switching to hemodialysis were infection, missed sessions and ...

Hemodialysis (HD): Blood is filtered through a machine outside the body. Peritoneal dialysis (PD): The abdominal lining acts as a filter, with fluid exchanges done manually or via a machine.