Peritoneal dialysis in older individuals
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : James F. Winchester
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 1999
Description
Peritoneal dialysis is a viable alternative to hemodialysis for management of elderly patients requiring renal replacement therapy. Peritoneal dialysis confers several advantages over hemodialysis for the elderly – namely independence, home treatment and perhaps preservation of residual renal function. Although there are a few contraindications, these are minimal and can largely be overcome with attention to special training and the use of healthcare partners to perform the technique of peritoneal dialysis exchanges.
Geriatric Nephrology and Urology 9: 147–152, 1999. © 1999 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. Accepted 15 March 1999
