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The peritoneal dialysis system

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Peritoneal dialysis

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The peritoneal dialysis system can be considered as nature’s version of a capillary kidney [1]. Peritoneal dialysis probably represents solute and fluid exchange mainly between peritoneal capillary blood and dialysis solution in the peritoneal cavity [2]. The dialysis membrane consists of the vascular wall, the interstitium, the mesothelium, and adjacent fluid films [1–5]. In this chapter, we will review the anatomy of the peritoneum and the physiology of peritoneal transport. We will also compare the peritoneal dialysis system to man-made hollow fiber dialyzers. The features of the latter have been well characterized and are very familiar to most nephrologists. Comparison of peritoneal and hollow fiber dialysis should help the reader appreciate some of the unique characteristics of the peritoneal dialysis system.

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Nolph, K.D., Twardowski, Z.J. (1985). The peritoneal dialysis system. In: Nolph, K.D. (eds) Peritoneal dialysis. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2560-6_2

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