Peritoneal Dialysis : An Alternative to Hemodialysis ||| Shri Ram Medical College.

Continuous dialysis makes fluid control easier, which may minimise heart and blood vessel stress. Eat more and use less medication. Work and travel are easier. Peritoneal dialysis isn’t for everyone. Peritoneal dialysis may be difficult or impossible for very obese patients or those with multiple abdominal procedures. Not everyone needs peritoneal dialysis. Training is needed to conduct each therapy procedure appropriately. A surgeon inserts a catheter into your abdomen a few weeks before peritoneal dialysis. Dialysis solution—salty water with additives—flows from a bag through the catheter into your belly when treatment begins. The solution and wastes leak from your belly into the empty bag after a few hours. You can flush the solution. Restart with a new bag of dialysis solution. Fresh solutions absorb trash quickly. Time slows filtration. Hence, you must empty and refill your belly four to six times a day. With a pump, you can exchange fluids day or night. Do all ex