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  2. Kidney dialysis - Wikipedia

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    There are 395,121 individuals who receive hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis in China per year. The percentage of the Chinese population with Chronic Kidney Disease is 10.8%. [46] The Chinese Government is trying to increase the amount of peritoneal dialysis taking place to meet the needs of the nation's individuals with Chronic Kidney Disease ...

  3. Kidney failure - Wikipedia

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    Treatment of chronic failure may include hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or a kidney transplant. [2] Hemodialysis uses a machine to filter the blood outside the body. [2] In peritoneal dialysis specific fluid is placed into the abdominal cavity and then drained, with this process being repeated multiple times per day. [2]

  4. Peritoneal dialysis - Wikipedia

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    As of 2017, hemodialysis is the most widely available renal replacement modality found in 96% of countries whereas peritoneal dialysis (PD) is only available in 75% of countries. [12] In 2016, the proportion of people receiving peritoneal dialysis (PD) was estimated at 11% with wide differences between different countries and regions. [33]

  5. Renal replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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    Renal replacement therapy includes dialysis (hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis), hemofiltration, and hemodiafiltration, which are various ways of filtration of blood with or without machines. Renal replacement therapy also includes kidney transplantation , which is the ultimate form of replacement in that the old kidney is replaced by a donor ...

  6. Hemodialysis - Wikipedia

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    Hemodialysis, also spelled haemodialysis, or simply dialysis, is a process of filtering the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally. This type of dialysis achieves the extracorporeal removal of waste products such as creatinine and urea and free water from the blood when the kidneys are in a state of kidney failure.

  7. Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease - Wikipedia

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    Peritoneal dialysis has usually been contra-indicated in ADPKD patients with large kidney and liver volumes, due to expected physical difficulties in the procedure and possible complications; [75] [79] however, no difference is seen in long-term morbidity between hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in ADPKD. [75]

  8. Kidney transplantation - Wikipedia

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    Diabetes is the most common known cause of kidney transplantation, accounting for approximately 25% of those in the United States. The majority of renal transplant recipients are on dialysis (peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis) at the time of transplantation. However, individuals with chronic kidney disease who have a living donor available ...

  9. Chronic kidney disease - Wikipedia

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    [19] [20] Severe disease requires hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, or a kidney transplant for survival. [ 9 ] Chronic kidney disease affected 753 million people globally in 2016 (417 million females and 336 million males.) [ 1 ] [ 21 ] In 2015, it caused 1.2 million deaths, up from 409,000 in 1990.