This treatment is for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). It uses the peritoneum in the abdomen as a membrane to make fluids and other dissolved substances, such as electrolytes, urea, glucose, albumin, etc., are exchanged from the blood.
This fluid is injected through a permanent tube in the abdomen and flushed out either every night while the patient is asleep or at regular exchanges throughout the day.
This option offers patients both flexibility and patient autonomy by giving them the ability to perform dialysis at home.