Open AccessPeritoneal Dialysis Treatment Modality Option in Acute Kidney Injury
Author(s) -
Daniela Ponce,
Mariele Gobo-Oliveira,
André Luís Balbi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
blood purification
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1421-9735
pISSN - 0253-5068
DOI - 10.1159/000452703
Subject(s) - peritoneal dialysis , medicine , acute kidney injury , dialysis , intensive care medicine , hemodialysis , hemofiltration , extracorporeal , surgery
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) may be a feasible and safe alternative to haemodialysis not only in the chronic but also in the acute setting. It was previously widely accepted as a modality for acute kidney injury (AKI) treatment, but its practice declined in favor of other types of extracorporeal therapies.
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