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Number of Deaths Among US Children Treated With Dialysis for Kidney Disease Has Gone Down
Number of Deaths Among US Children Treated With Dialysis for Kidney Disease Has Gone Down
The mortality rates among children and adolescents in the United States initiating end-stage kidney disease treatment with dialysis between 1990 and 2010 has gone down, according to a new st... 
Dialysis or Transplant is Required by Over Five Lakh Kidney Patients in India
Dialysis or Transplant is Required by Over Five Lakh Kidney Patients in India
The Indian Council of Medical Research has said that around 5.5 lakh patients in the country require dialysis or kidney transplant. Dialysis facility is available with central government... 
Treatment Access for Dialysis Patients Improved By Stenting
Treatment Access for Dialysis Patients Improved By Stenting
According to 12-month trial results being presented at the Society of Interventional Radiology's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, kidney failure patients on dialysis derive lon... 
Hispanics Live Longest, Whites Shortest Among Dialysis Patients: Study
Hispanics Live Longest, Whites Shortest Among Dialysis Patients: Study
According to a study, among kidney failure patients on dialysis, Hispanics tend to live the longest and Whites the shortest, with Blacks survival time in between these two. The study is app... 
Study Finds That Nearly a Third of Antibiotic Prescriptions for Dialysis Patients Inappropriate
Study Finds That Nearly a Third of Antibiotic Prescriptions for Dialysis Patients Inappropriate
Patients who receive hemodialysis are at a significant risk of developing infections. It is a leading cause of hospitalization and death in this patient population. A new study highli... 
High Risk of Death for Children on Dialysis Who Have Anemia
High Risk of Death for Children on Dialysis Who Have Anemia
According to a study, children on dialysis who have anemia and who require high doses of drugs to treat it have an increased risk of dying prematurely. The study is appearing in an upcom... 
Risk Factor for Heart Failure Among Kidney Dialysis Patients Identified
Risk Factor for Heart Failure Among Kidney Dialysis Patients Identified
In patients with kidney failure undergoing dialysis, carbamylation protein was found to contribute to heart disease risk, say researchers. A blood test to measure carbamylated albumin prote... 
New Treatment Similar to Dialysis Removes Bad Cholesterol from Blood
New Treatment Similar to Dialysis Removes Bad Cholesterol from Blood
Loyola University Medical Center is offering a treatment called LDL apheresis, which is similar to kidney dialysis. This treatment is for patients who have been unable to control choles... 
Many Lives may be Saved by Using Ultrasound to Detect Lung Congestion in Dialysis Patients
Many Lives may be Saved by Using Ultrasound to Detect Lung Congestion in Dialysis Patients
A study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN) reveals that asymptomatic lung congestion increases dialysis patients' risks of dying prema... 
Catheters Can Be Lethal For Dialysis Patients
Catheters Can Be Lethal For Dialysis Patients
Use of catheters to access the blood may put dialysis patients at increased risk of death, infections, and cardiovascular events compared to those who use other types of vascular access, acc... 
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In serious kidney disease, kidney function becomes woefully inadequate. In such a situation, it is by the process of "Dialysis" that waste products and excess fluids are removed from the blood. When this occurs using a machine is called hemodialysis, whereas dialysis using the natural filtering membrane of the body called "Peritoneum" is called Peritoneal Dialysis.

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