Conducted over 5 years, from 2008 to 2013, this RCT tried to determine the optimal time for peritoneal dialysis (PD) after catheter insertion in patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease. The ideal ...

Peritoneal dialysis offers a home-based renal replacement therapy with advantages in quality of life and retention of residual renal function. The success of this therapy depends on secure and ...

ED Highly Prevalent in Men with Failed Hypospadias Repair Follow-up procedures are significantly more likely to be required if PD catheters are inserted by interventionalists instead of general or ...

About one-third of children using peritoneal dialysis experienced a touch contamination event, according to study data ...

A peritoneal dialysis catheter is a soft tube that is inserted into the abdomen in order to remove waste products from the blood (normally removed by the kidneys). Laparoscopic insertion - also known ...

Researchers conducted a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial at Bern University Hospital in Switzerland to compare a laparoscopic procedure with a mini-laparotomy for insertion of a ...

Similar postinsertion complication and technical survival rates are seen with single- and double-purse-string suture catheter insertion methods for peritoneal dialysis, according to a study published ...

Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis catheter placement via fluoroscopy and ultrasound-guidance experienced significantly fewer complications at 1 year post-insertion than did patients whose ...

Rising kidney disease, better healthcare access and innovation are driving dialysis demand, while portable, automated solutions accelerate home-based care.Dublin, Sept. (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ...

Peritoneal dialysis is an alternative to haemodialysis and is used to treat patients with end-stage renal disease. It involves infusing fluid into the peritoneal cavity via a catheter and leaving it ...