Peritoneal Dialysis - Improvised Dialysis

Improvised Dialysis

Peritoneal dialysis can be improvised in conditions such as combat surgery or disaster relief using surgical catheters and dialysate made from routinely available medical solutions to provide temporary renal replacement for patients with no other options.

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