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.
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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