Bad placement of a catheter by a Fort Lauderdale doctor caused a patient to have a stroke, the Florida Department of Health ...

It is most often performed at a dialysis center three times a week. Peritoneal dialysis is a procedure that uses the lining of your abdominal cavity, called the peritoneum, to filter blood inside your ...

A diagram illustrating peritoneal dialysis showcases the connection between the bag of dialysis solution and the catheter entering the abdominal cavity, highlighting the peritoneum. After a few hours, ...

Sequana’s therapy works by removing sodium, with the body then responding with osmotic ultrafiltration and urination.

She undertakes peritoneal dialysis, self-administered at home, six nights a week and travels to the Mount Gambier renal unit once a week for haemodialysis. "When I first started travelling for ...

“Dialysis is a costly, ongoing treatment that serves as a stop-gap measure for chronic renal failure patients.” Dr Nsiah-Asare explained that the committee’s review focused on patients in ...

Kidney Health Australia has conducted a study of current and former dialysis patients, finding 92 per cent of respondents reported the treatment disrupted their lives. The body is calling for an ...