Kidneys are vital for removing waste and toxins from our bodies. And when they fail, haemodialysis (HD), which is done at ...

Explore the benefits of peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a home-based treatment for kidney failure, offering flexibility and ...

CUTTACK: Unavailability of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) fluid, essential for dialysis procedure, at SCB medical college and hospital has posed a huge problem for kidney patients ...

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Boxes are piled high in Anne Hickman’s hallway. Family photos peek out from behind the stacks in her one-bedroom Indianapolis apartment. “I got damn near 40 boxes sitting in the hall,” she says.

Findings from preliminary tests of a new dialysis system have confirmed its ability to make sterile, medical-grade water to provide an affordable, accessible home-based treatment option for patients ...

Quality of life is similar between patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) undergoing hemodialysis and those having continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) in the hospital. There is no ...

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The hurricane devastated a North Carolina facility that produces peritoneal dialysis fluid, which is used by about 80,000 patients nationally. Doctors are being forced to change treatment plans for ...

An episode of CAPD peritonitis is usually caused by a single pathogen, Dr. Gokal said. The causative organism is often a gram-positive coccus originating from the normal flora of the patient’s skin.