Peritoneal dialysis definition

Peritoneal dialysis means the process of using the peritoneal cavity for removing waste products by fluid exchange.

Peritoneal dialysis means the process of removal of certain elements from the person through the peritoneum, the dialyzing solution being introduced into and removed from the person’s peritoneal cavity as either a continuous or an intermittent procedure.

Peritoneal dialysis means a type of dialysis in which the dialysate fluid is infused slowly into the peritoneum, causing dialysis of water and waste products to occur through the peritoneal sac, which acts as a semi-permeable membrane. The fluid and waste, after accumulating for a period of time (one hour), is drained from the abdomen and the process is repeated.

Examples of Peritoneal dialysis in a sentence

• Complications After Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis.

• It is essential that discharge summaries be completed online at the time of discharge, with copies sent to family physicians, referring physicians and the attending ward nephrologist, and appropriate components of the discharge summary given to the patient.Notes regarding Transplant, Hemodialysis, and Peritoneal Dialysis patients are to be copied to the relevant attending nephrologist, and for in-centre hemodialysis patients to the responsible nurse practitioner.

• The European Paediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Working Group was established in 1999 by pediatric nephrologists with a major interest in peritoneal dialysis (PD).

• Grantham, C.E., et al., The Potential Cardiovascular Benefits of Low-Glucose Degradation Product, Biocompatible Peritoneal Dialysis Fluids: A Review of the Literature.

• Complications After Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis.

More Definitions of Peritoneal dialysis

Peritoneal dialysis means the form of dialysis in which a dialysis fluid is introduced into the person's peritoneal cavity and is subsequently withdrawn.

Peritoneal dialysis means a procedure that introduces dialysate into the abdominal cavity to remove waste products through the peritoneum. Three forms of peritoneal dialysis are continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis, and intermittent peritoneal dialy- sis.

Peritoneal dialysis means dialysis using the peritoneum as a dialysis membrane.

Peritoneal dialysis means a dialysis treatment method in which waste products pass from the patient’s body through the peritoneal membrane into the peritoneal (abdominal) cavity where the bath solution (dialysate) is introduced and removed periodically.

Peritoneal dialysis means a renal replacement therapy method of removing waste from the blood, as well as excess fluid, when the kidneys are incapable of removing these wastes, by instilling a specially formulated dialysis fluid around the peritoneal membrane that surrounds the intestine.

Peritoneal dialysis means removal of toxic substances from the body for treating renal failure or in certain poisonings by perfusing specific warm, sterile chemical solutions through the peritoneal cavity.

Peritoneal dialysis means the form of dialysis in which a dialysis fluid is introduced into the person's peritoneal cavity and is subsequently withdrawn. This form of dialysis is performed in a location other than a dialysis facility by the patient after the patient is trained in a dialysis facility to perform the peritoneal dialysis.