peritoneal dialysis

• can be done at home
• peritoneum is a membrane lining of your abdomen
• you put dialysis fluid in a permeable sac in your peritoneum
• the fluid has the same water potential as the blood / cells but doesn't contain any salts or urea
• urea and salts will diffuse out into the dialysis fluid
• its a daily treatment and the fluid has to be changed daily as well
• Don’t need a professional supervising
• Can walk around and continue with your life while it’s happening
• A tube needs to be implanted into you so there’s a risk of infection