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Local Experience: Battling for CAPD in Pakistan: The Shifa Experience

Author(s) -

Kiran Khurshid

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

pakistan journal of kidney diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2708-3020

pISSN - 2617-0329

DOI - 10.53778/pjkd42156

Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , end stage renal disease , intensive care medicine , population , hemodialysis , dialysis , surgery , environmental health

Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) is recognized as a patient centered modality for End Stage Kidney Disease worldwide. Compared to In-Centre Hemodialysis, it gives the patients a better quality of life. Rather than urgent start, 2 weeks rest after placement of PD catheter is preferred to avoid leaks. Since I joined Shifa International hospital Islamabad, Pakistan, a gradual increase in CPAD population was seen. We share our experience and discuss the issues faced.

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