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Medicina Fluminensis : Medicina Fluminensis, Vol. 46 No. 4, 2010.

Review article

Peritoneal dialysis

Stela Živčić-Ćosić orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-0770-8808 ; Zavod za nefrologiju i dijalizu, Klinika za internu medicinu, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka
Marina Colić ; Zavod za nefrologiju i dijalizu, Klinika za internu medicinu, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka
Svjetlana Katalinić ; Zavod za nefrologiju i dijalizu, Klinika za internu medicinu, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka
Bosiljka Devčić ; Zavod za nefrologiju i dijalizu, Klinika za internu medicinu, Klinički bolnički centar Rijeka

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Abstract

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a well-established method for the integrated care of
end-stage renal disease. It is advantageous to start with PD as the fi rst dialyti c method, because
it preserves residual renal functi on bett er than hemodialysis (HD) which leads to a
signifi cant improvement in the quality of life and pati ent survival. PD is necessary for small
children and pati ents with cardiovascular complicati ons, as are diabeti cs and the elderly.
This paper addresses important clinical aspects, advantages and complicati ons of PD treatment.
Improvement of technology, introducti on of biocompati ble soluti ons for PD, and individualisati
on of dialyti c treatment signifi cantly reduce morbidity and mortality in pati ents
with end-stage renal failure.

Keywords

automated peritoneal dialysis; complicati ons; conti nuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

Hrčak ID:

63073

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/63073

Publication date:

8.12.2010.

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