Peritoneal dialysis

I recall with trepidation my peritoneal dialysis assessment at Kenyatta National Hospital. To be fair, practical exams always freaked me out. They still do. No idea how I pass. I am a fairly stable nurse in practice but the idea of following all rules while a towering mount of an assessor is on my neck sends shock waves down my already stiff spine. If that assessor is as thorough and committed as the one we had for peritoneal dialysis, you are bound to swallow your tongue.

Based on the obtained results, the evaluated telemonitoring system holds wide acceptance, satisfaction, and applicability from patients’ and doctors’ perspectives. It is also noted that the evaluated system considers and satisfies the requirements and suitable parameters that should be monitored in PD treatment according to studies presented in the literature.

Insight Space - Northwest Insights is looking for an in home caregiver for someone on peritoneal dialysis. We are conducting a paid research study for people who care for individuals with this condition.These sessions will be conducted remotely via your computer/laptop, and will run 90 minutes. You will be paid $150 for your thoughts, and opinions. If you are interested in participating, please sign up and take the survey to see if you qualify!

Peritoneal Dialysis is a safe, effective daily home-based therapy that has proven health and quality of life benefits. In BC, the provincial PD committee support high quality patient outcomes, through provincial initiatives and best practice guidelines.

Fatigue is a common symptom in peritoneal dialysis patients, suggesting that increased awareness of this symptom is required. The identification of correlates by extensive exploration of multidimensional factors in this study may help practitioners to identify patients at higher risk and to develop a multidimensional and targeted intervention plan.

Malnutrition and low body mass are associated with higher mortality in peritoneal dialysis (PD). The Canada-USA (CANUSA) PD study showed that there was a 3% increase in the relative risk of death with a 1% lower lean body mass [1].
In contrast, the relationship of obesity with survival in the PD population is unclear.

Automated wearable artificial kidney is effective in removing toxins from the blood of patients during peritoneal dialysis, claims a recent study.

The use of virtual health technologies can help to monitor and track the health of patients with kidney failure. Martin J. Schreiber, MD (DaVita Inc.) and his colleagues assessed the acceptance and usefulness of home remote monitoring (HRM) in peritoneal dialysis patients using the system.

Per a newly released global report called The Global Kidney Health Atlas, nearly one-in-ten people worldwide have chronic kidney disease [1]. As chronic kidney disease progresses into end-state kidney disease, patients need a kidney transplant or some form of dialysis to survive. The number of patients requiring these treatments is estimated to be about 1.4 million worldwide and is growing at 8% annually [2]. Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) is the main type of peritoneal dialysis (PD) used in developing countries by >80%, while in developed countries it is slightly more than half of the population [3].