Kidney Foundation Peritoneal Dialysis. To get access to the inside of your abdomen your doctor will insert a catheter which is a tube made of soft plastic near your navel. The kidney foundation of canada is committed to achieving excellent kidney health optimal quality of life and a cure for kidney disease.
A special sterile fluid is introduced into the abdomen through a permanent tube that is placed in the peritoneal cavity. This catheter will remain in place as long as you re on peritoneal dialysis. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis capd is the only type of peritoneal dialysis that is done without machines.
Peritoneal dialysis pd is a treatment for kidney failure.
During the treatment the abdominal area called the peritoneal cavity is slowly filled with dialysate dialysis fluid through the catheter. In peritoneal dialysis the blood is cleaned inside your body not outside as with hemodialysis. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis capd is the only type of peritoneal dialysis that is done without machines. A special sterile fluid is introduced into the abdomen through a permanent tube that is placed in the peritoneal cavity.