Kidney Dialysis in Aurangabad
Peritoneal Dialysis
Peritoneal dialysis (per-ih-toe-NEE-ul die-AL-uh-sis) is a way to remove waste products from the blood. It’s a treatment for kidney failure, a condition where the kidneys can’t filter blood well enough.
During peritoneal dialysis, a cleansing fluid flows through a tube into part of the stomach area, also called the abdomen. The inner lining of the abdomen, known as the peritoneum, acts as a filter and removes wastes from blood. After a set amount of time, the fluid with the filtered waste flows out of the abdomen and is thrown away.
Because peritoneal dialysis works inside the body, it’s different from a more common procedure to clean the blood called hemodialysis. That procedure filters blood outside the body in a machine—Kidney Dialysis in Aurangabad.
Why it's done
You need dialysis if your kidneys no longer work well enough. Kidney damage often becomes worse over many years due to health issues such as:
- Diabetes mellitus.
- High blood pressure.
- A group of diseases called glomerulonephritis, which damage the part of the kidneys that filter blood.
- Genetic diseases, including one called polycystic kidney disease that causes many cysts to form in the kidneys.
- Use of medicines that could damage the kidneys. This includes heavy or long-term use of pain relievers such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) and naproxen sodium (Aleve).