title: Peritoneal dialysis. Current status.
abstract: Peritoneal dialysis has a definite role in the treatment of acute or chronic renal failure and certain fluid and electrolyte disturbances. Its major advantages are simplicity and availability. On the other hand, it is less effective and causes more patient discomfort than hemodialysis. Many factors enter into the decision to use one method of dialysis or the other, and the two should be considered complementary. The numerous complications that may occur during peritoneal dialysis can be avoided by careful attention to technical details. With the recent development of indwelling catheters and automatic cycling devices, long-term peritoneal dialysis is being used increasingly and successfully in the home, particularly in patients for whom home hemodialysis is difficult or inappropriate.
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000209:etiology; D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000628:therapy; D005431:Florida; D005947:Glucose; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D007700:Kinetics; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013997:Time Factors; D014882:Water-Electrolyte Balance
chemical_list: D011189:Potassium Chloride; D005947:Glucose