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Q1 Describe the different types of renal replacement therapy.
There are three. These are haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and transplantation. Haemodialysis may be undertaken in hospital or at home. Peritoneal dialysis is always done at home either during the day (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis or CAPD) or overnight (Automated Peritoneal Dialysis or APD). Transplantation may either be by cadaveric or live donor. Conservative care is a further treatment option for patients with end stage renal disease and may well be the appropriate form of treatment for the frail elderly with multiple co-morbidities. PD, transplantation and conservative care are discussed in more detail in the chapters that follow.
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Mactier R, et al. Renal association clinical practice guidelines – haemodialysis. 2009. Access via www.renal.org.
Mujais SK, et al. Acute complications of haemodialysis and their prevention and treatment. In: Jacobs C et al., editors. Replacement of renal function by dialysis. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands; 1996. p. 688–725.
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Findlay, M., Isles, C. (2015). Haemodialysis. In: Clinical Companion in Nephrology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14868-7_37
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