What is peritoneal dialysis? Peritoneal dialysis is one of the renal replacement treatments for uremic patients with chronic renal failure. It is performed in the abdominal cavity, using the body’s own peritoneum instead of the kidneys, to remove metabolic waste and excess water from the body. Peritoneal dialysis can be done by patients themselves at home, so it is also called home peritoneal dialysis or home peritoneal dialysis. Changing dialysis solution does not cause pain to the patient, and after thorough training by our professional nephrology nurses, patients can learn it quickly and then they can perform peritoneal dialysis treatment at home, at work or even on vacation. With home peritoneal dialysis patients do not have to travel as often to and from the hospital, thus leading a more active and free life. How does peritoneal dialysis work? Before preparing for peritoneal dialysis, a small procedure is performed in which a soft silicone “peritoneal dialysis tube” is placed in the patient’s abdomen, and the “peritoneal dialysis fluid” is regularly instilled and drained into the abdominal cavity. The human peritoneum is semi-permeable, and after the dialysis fluid is instilled into the peritoneal cavity, metabolic waste and excess water from the blood enter the dialysis fluid through the peritoneum. The blood is continuously circulated throughout the body, and the whole body is continuously purified by flowing through the blood vessels around the peritoneum again and again every day. What kind of patients is peritoneal dialysis suitable for? Peritoneal dialysis is suitable for most patients with uremia. It is particularly suitable for patients with diabetic nephropathy and severe heart disease because of the absence of vascular requirements and the relative stability of the internal environment. In Hong Kong and Taiwan, 90% of newly diagnosed uremic patients choose peritoneal dialysis treatment. When to start dialysis treatment? It should be said that patients should be ready for dialysis once they are diagnosed with uremia. The appropriate time for dialysis is when the systemic complications of uremia have not yet appeared, when the hemoglobin level should be R8.0g/dl, when there is no uremic heart disease, no bleeding tendency, and no malnutrition. The superiority of home peritoneal dialysis? 1. Convenience: you can develop a treatment plan that suits your life style; you can perform dialysis at home, at work or even on vacation; you can continue the vast majority of sports, exercise, study and work; you can continue to live a free and active life 2. Safety: you can reduce the chance of cross-infection in the hospital 3.