[Dialysis in end-stage kidney disease]. 2020

Alferso C Abrahams, and Brigit C van Jaarsveld
UMC Utrecht, afd. Nefrologie en Hypertensie, Utrecht.

Available treatment options for patients with end-stage kidney disease are kidney transplantation, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or refraining from renal replacement therapy (conservative treatment). Haemodialysis removes uremic toxins and fluid by passing blood via vascular access through an artificial kidney for 4 hours 3 times a week on average. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) removes uremic toxins and fluid through the peritoneum by instillation and drainage of a special fluid via a PD catheter in and out of the abdominal cavity a number of times a day. Peritoneal dialysis is performed at home, while haemodialysis is performed at a hospital or dialysis centre, but can also be performed at home. Both forms of dialysis have significant impact on patients' quality of life and each have their own specific complications. These are mainly problems with vascular access and intradialytic hypotension in the case of haemodialysis, while the occurrence of peritonitis and membrane failure are those of peritoneal dialysis.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007022 Hypotension Abnormally low BLOOD PRESSURE that can result in inadequate blood flow to the brain and other vital organs. Common symptom is DIZZINESS but greater negative impacts on the body occur when there is prolonged depravation of oxygen and nutrients. Blood Pressure, Low,Hypotension, Vascular,Low Blood Pressure,Vascular Hypotension
D007676 Kidney Failure, Chronic The end-stage of CHRONIC RENAL INSUFFICIENCY. It is characterized by the severe irreversible kidney damage (as measured by the level of PROTEINURIA) and the reduction in GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE to less than 15 ml per min (Kidney Foundation: Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative, 2002). These patients generally require HEMODIALYSIS or KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION. ESRD,End-Stage Renal Disease,Renal Disease, End-Stage,Renal Failure, Chronic,Renal Failure, End-Stage,Chronic Kidney Failure,End-Stage Kidney Disease,Chronic Renal Failure,Disease, End-Stage Kidney,Disease, End-Stage Renal,End Stage Kidney Disease,End Stage Renal Disease,End-Stage Renal Failure,Kidney Disease, End-Stage,Renal Disease, End Stage,Renal Failure, End Stage
D007688 Kidneys, Artificial Devices which can substitute for normally functioning KIDNEYS in removing components from the blood by DIALYSIS that are normally eliminated in the URINE. Artificial Kidney,Kidney, Artificial,Artificial Kidneys,Blood Dialyser,Blood Dialyzers,Hemodialyser,Hemodialyzers,Renal Dialysis Machine,Blood Dialysers,Blood Dialyzer,Dialyser, Blood,Dialysers, Blood,Dialysis Machine, Renal,Dialysis Machines, Renal,Dialyzer, Blood,Dialyzers, Blood,Hemodialysers,Hemodialyzer,Machine, Renal Dialysis,Machines, Renal Dialysis,Renal Dialysis Machines
D010530 Peritoneal Dialysis Dialysis fluid being introduced into and removed from the peritoneal cavity as either a continuous or an intermittent procedure. Dialyses, Peritoneal,Dialysis, Peritoneal,Peritoneal Dialyses
D010537 Peritoneum A membrane of squamous EPITHELIAL CELLS, the mesothelial cells, covered by apical MICROVILLI that allow rapid absorption of fluid and particles in the PERITONEAL CAVITY. The peritoneum is divided into parietal and visceral components. The parietal peritoneum covers the inside of the ABDOMINAL WALL. The visceral peritoneum covers the intraperitoneal organs. The double-layered peritoneum forms the MESENTERY that suspends these organs from the abdominal wall. Parietal Peritoneum,Peritoneum, Parietal,Peritoneum, Visceral,Visceral Peritoneum,Parametrium,Parametriums
D010538 Peritonitis INFLAMMATION of the PERITONEUM lining the ABDOMINAL CAVITY as the result of infectious, autoimmune, or chemical processes. Primary peritonitis is due to infection of the PERITONEAL CAVITY via hematogenous or lymphatic spread and without intra-abdominal source. Secondary peritonitis arises from the ABDOMINAL CAVITY itself through RUPTURE or ABSCESS of intra-abdominal organs. Primary Peritonitis,Secondary Peritonitis,Peritonitis, Primary,Peritonitis, Secondary
D011788 Quality of Life A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral, social environment as well as health and disease. HRQOL,Health-Related Quality Of Life,Life Quality,Health Related Quality Of Life
D006435 Renal Dialysis Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the BLOOD by the kidneys based on dialysis and including hemodialysis, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, and HEMODIAFILTRATION. Dialysis, Extracorporeal,Dialysis, Renal,Extracorporeal Dialysis,Hemodialysis,Dialyses, Extracorporeal,Dialyses, Renal,Extracorporeal Dialyses,Hemodialyses,Renal Dialyses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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