Editing Peritoneal dialysis (section)

{{Short description|Blood purification procedure using the abdominal peritoneum}}
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{{Infobox medical intervention
| Name       = Peritoneal dialysis
| Image      = Peritoneal_dialysis.gif
| Caption    = Diagram of peritoneal dialysis
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| ICD9       = {{ICD9proc|54.98}}
| MeshID     = D010530
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'''Peritoneal dialysis''' ('''PD''') is a type of [[kidney dialysis|dialysis]] that uses the [[peritoneum]] in a person's [[abdomen]] as the membrane through which fluid and dissolved substances are exchanged with the [[blood]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Perl |first1=Jeffrey |last2=Bargman |first2=Joanne M. |date=2016-11-01 |title=Peritoneal dialysis: from bench to bedside and bedside to bench |journal=American Journal of Physiology. Renal Physiology |volume=311 |issue=5 |pages=F999–F1004 |doi=10.1152/ajprenal.00012.2016 |pmid=27009336 |issn=1931-857X|doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| vauthors = Billings DM |chapter=28. The client with urinary tract health problems §Dialysis |title=Lippincott's Content Review for NCLEX-RN|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=978-1-58255-515-7|page=575|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VYRYpls_92oC&pg=PA575|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113134140/https://books.google.ca/books?id=VYRYpls_92oC&pg=PA575|archive-date=2017-01-13|date=2008-11-01}}</ref> It is used to remove excess fluid, correct [[electrolyte problems]], and remove toxins in those with [[kidney failure]].<ref name=WHO2008/> Peritoneal dialysis has better outcomes than [[hemodialysis]] during the first two years.<ref name="Lim_2016"/> Other benefits include greater flexibility and better tolerability in those with significant [[heart disease]].<ref name="Lim_2016"/>