APD: selection criteria and training methods.
The growing use of automated night-time dialysis (APD) in peritoneal dialysis over the last few years shows that this method represents a valid alternative to continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). APD unquestionably offers a wide range of treatments which are able to cover the diverse dialytic needs of patients from both clinical and social points of view.
Alba Nephrology Department with patients on Pre Renal Replacement Therapy.
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D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D009551:Night Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018579:Patient Selection; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology