For most people, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are equally effective treatments for end stage renal disease. Factors such as your health, preferences, and the costs may influence your final ...

As blood in the peritoneal capillaries comes into contact with dialysate in the peritoneal cavity, solutes in the blood diffuse into the dialysate. The osmotic gradient created by glucose in the ...

HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fresenius Medical Care, the world's leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases, today presented its advances in home dialysis solutions ...

Chicago medical device startup Simergent received federal clearance for a home dialysis machine that costs up to 70% less than competing devices and aims to reduce the complexity that has limited ...

Dialysis is typically performed in a hospital or clinical dialysis center, where a patient’s blood is drawn through an access point, filtered through a dialysis machine, and then returned to the body.