"Peritoneal Dialysis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Dialysis fluid being introduced into and removed from the peritoneal cavity as either a continuous or an intermittent procedure.
| Descriptor ID |
D010530
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.870.300.650 E02.912.800.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Peritoneal Dialysis- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Dialyses, Peritoneal
- Dialysis, Peritoneal
- Peritoneal Dialyses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Peritoneal Dialysis" by people in Profiles.
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Cost-effectiveness and budget impact analysis of peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis in South Africa. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 Jan 18; 25(1):100.
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Volume overload and its risk factors in South African chronic kidney disease patients: an appraisal of bioimpedance spectroscopy and inferior vena cava measurements. Clin Nephrol. 2016 Jul; 86(7):27-34.
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Correlation between volume overload, chronic inflammation, and left ventricular dysfunction in chronic kidney disease patients. Clin Nephrol. 2016 Supplement 1; 86 (2016)(13):131-135.
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Early survival on maintenance dialysis therapy in South Africa: evaluation of a pre-dialysis education programme. Clin Exp Nephrol. 2016 Feb; 20(1):118-25.