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. 2014 Jul-Aug;41(4):347-52; quiz 353.

Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis: nursing aspects

Cheryl Groenhoff, Edna Delgado, Marilyn McClernon, Alicia Davis, Latasha Malone, Janet Majirsky, Steven Guest
  • PMID: 25244889
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Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis: nursing aspects

Cheryl Groenhoff et al. Nephrol Nurs J. 2014 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (PD) refers to the initiation of dialysis soon after a PD catheter placement and is a treatment option available to the late-referred patient with advanced kidney disease. This article reviews nursing aspects of urgent-start PD and can serve as a guide for this evolving clinical pathway that can provide renal replacement therapy for a critical segment of the population with Stage 5 chronic kidney disease who require renal replacement therapy.

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