Product Description

A review of the current state of peritoneal dialysis as therapy for failing kidney function. This work contains up to date and extensively referenced coverage of peritoneal dialysis values, regiments and techniques including continuous ambulatory, continuous cycling, nightly peritoneal dialysis and tidal peritoneal dialysis. Topics and authors have been carefully selected to represent areas of dramatic recent progress in using periotneal dialysis to treat chronic and acute renal failure. It includes discussions of anatomy, phyusiology, pharmacology; technological developments; clinical procedures; prevention, diagnosis and treatment of peritonitis; special considerations involving paediatric and diabetic patients.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6671507 in Books
• Published on: 1990-08
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 292 pages