Peritoneal dialysis equipment is specialized medical apparatus used in the treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease, facilitating the removal of waste products and excess fluid from the body ...

Patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) often develop protein energy malnutrition. Amino-acid-containing dialysate can compensate for low protein intake and protein losses in such patients ...

1 In the presence of such a communication in a patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), any undue increase in intra-abdominal pressure secondary to high dwell volumes, chronic ...

Hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia are occasional complications of peritoneal dialysis. Oral supplementation of potassium and magnesium might not be effective as a result of patient noncompliance and ...