Peritoneal dialysis patients during COVID 19 pandemic
COVID pandemic poses challenges to peritoneal dialysis patients, caretaker, and service provider to the PD patients as well. The chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients are trained to do the PD procedure at home, therefore can avoid in-center hospital visit unlike patients on hemodialysis. Thus, P...
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doaj-b03e8f53e827401b944b6e88b303361e2020-11-25T03:21:22ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Nephrology0971-40651998-36622020-01-0130317117310.4103/ijn.IJN_192_20Peritoneal dialysis patients during COVID 19 pandemicTarun JelokaAmit GuptaNarayan PrasadSantosh VarugheseSandeep MahajanK S NayakSanjay Kumar AgarwalGeorgi AbrahamOn behalf of COVID-19 Working Group of Indian Society of NephrologyCOVID pandemic poses challenges to peritoneal dialysis patients, caretaker, and service provider to the PD patients as well. The chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients are trained to do the PD procedure at home, therefore can avoid in-center hospital visit unlike patients on hemodialysis. Thus, PD patients can avoid undue exposure to the novel coronavirus. The PD can be offered in COVID induced AKI patients, even in remote places where hemodialysis cannot be offered. The paper is aimed to provide guidelines about the safe use of PD and treatment of complications during the COVID pandemic.http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2020;volume=30;issue=3;spage=171;epage=173;aulast=Jelokacovid pandemicperitoneal dialysisperitonitis |
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Tarun Jeloka Amit Gupta Narayan Prasad Santosh Varughese Sandeep Mahajan K S Nayak Sanjay Kumar Agarwal Georgi Abraham On behalf of COVID-19 Working Group of Indian Society of Nephrology Peritoneal dialysis patients during COVID 19 pandemic Indian Journal of Nephrology covid pandemic peritoneal dialysis peritonitis |
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Peritoneal dialysis patients during COVID 19 pandemic |
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Peritoneal dialysis patients during COVID 19 pandemic |
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Peritoneal dialysis patients during COVID 19 pandemic |
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peritoneal dialysis patients during covid 19 pandemic |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Indian Journal of Nephrology |
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0971-4065 1998-3662 |
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COVID pandemic poses challenges to peritoneal dialysis patients, caretaker, and service provider to the PD patients as well. The chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients are trained to do the PD procedure at home, therefore can avoid in-center hospital visit unlike patients on hemodialysis. Thus, PD patients can avoid undue exposure to the novel coronavirus. The PD can be offered in COVID induced AKI patients, even in remote places where hemodialysis cannot be offered. The paper is aimed to provide guidelines about the safe use of PD and treatment of complications during the COVID pandemic. |
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covid pandemic peritoneal dialysis peritonitis |
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