Discover the high risks dialysis patients face during emergency abdominal surgeries, including severe bleeding and ...

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Background: Peritonitis is considered as one of the most serious complications that cause hospitalization in patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). There is limited ...

This paper reviews the methods, benefits and challenges associated with the adoption and translation of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling within cardiovascular medicine. CFD, a specialist ...

MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has expanded the Z Benefit package for Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) with a rate reaching almost PHP1.2 million. In an advisory Tuesday, ...

According to the National Kidney and Transplant Institute, peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a form of renal replacement therapy (RRT) where the patient’s own peritoneal membrane or lining of ...

During dialysis, toxin-laden blood fills the mile of microscopic plastic tubing, which is bathed in a salty fluid called dialysate. The polymer allows toxins to diffuse across the filter into the ...

Peritoneal Dialysis: It uses a cleansing fluid in the abdomen to filter out waste. There are two types: Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD), which is done manually several times a day.

thereby inhibiting PD fluid-induced PF. Conclusion: QXHZF can significantly ameliorate PD-induced PF and may regulate estrogen signaling, the Ras pathway, and apoptosis in this context. Peritoneal ...