| Theme | Cure and care in dialysis wards heading for the year 2025 / Measures against fl oods and sediment disasters for dialysis wards | |
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| Title | Peritoneal dialysis in elderly patients | |
| Publish Date | 2018/11 | |
| Author | Takefumi Mori | Division of Nephrology, Endocrinology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University |
| [ Summary ] | Home dialysis and the gentle removal of solutes and water is an advantage of peritoneal dialysis (PD) in elderly patients. Although certain level of selfcare are required for PD, elderly peritoneal dialysis patients can be assisted by family or caregivers. Since the number of hemodialysis patients are increasing, PD is still underused in elderly patients. This can be avoided by educating healthcare provider staff. With the education of healthcare provider staff and support of professional hospitals, any general hospital and healthcare providers can participate in the PD program. This could improve the elderly PD patients through community-based medicine. | |