New treatment approaches to improve peritoneal dialysis
Friday, June 24, 2016 - 12:01
in Health & Medicine
One of the main functions of the kidneys is to filter metabolic products out of the blood. If the kidneys are no longer able to do this, the blood has to be artificially purified and drained of excess fluid. This is the purpose of dialysis. Now researchers are seeking new, better therapeutic approaches for those patients on dialysis.