Artificial Kidney except Dialysis

The Vicenza wearable artificial kidney for peritoneal dialysis (ViWAK PD).

BACKGROUND The study describes the structure and operational characteristics of a new wearable system for continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) for chronic kidney disease patients. METHODS We designed a wearable system consisting of: (1) a double lumen peritoneal catheter; (2) a dialysate outflow line; (3) a miniaturized rotary pump; (4) a circuit for dialysate regeneration featuri...

Peritoneal Kidney Dialysis

The isolation of hypertensin from the circulating blood of dogs by dialysis in an artificial kidney.

T HE PRESENT VIEW of the mode of development of experimental renal hypertension' is that a chemical mechanism causes the elevation of the blood pressure. The components of this mechanism are the renal enzyme, renin, its plasma substrate, hypertensinogen, and the vasopressor substance, hypertensin, resulting from the interaction of renin and hypertensinogen. It is of paramount importance for the...

Peritoneal dialysis in acute kidney injury.

Peritoneal dialysis immediately after kidney transplantation.

Approximately 10% - 20% of adult kidney transplant recipients and as many as 40% of pediatric recipients receive peritoneal dialysis (PD) before kidney transplantation. An important aspect of perioperative kidney transplant care is management of the PD catheter. Peritoneal dialysis can be performed immediately after transplantation for delayed graft function (DGF), which can occur with as many ...