What is it about?
The outcomes of the rapid implementation of an acute peritoneal dialysis program at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City at one of the biggest hospitals in the city.
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Why is it important?
Acute peritoneal dialysis is rarely used in medical institutions. With the surge in the number of patients requiring kidney replacement therapy due to COVID and the shortages of both staff and supplies, a solution was needed to provide patients with dialysis. Acute PD presented a viable options and it was able to help deliver dialysis to these very ill patients.
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Acute peritoneal dialysis is rarely used in medical institutions. With the surge in the number of patients requiring kidney replacement therapy due to COVID and the shortages of both staff and supplies, a solution was needed to provide patients with dialysis. Acute PD presented a viable options and it was able to help deliver dialysis to these very ill patients.
Osama El Shamy
Vanderbilt University
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This page is a summary of: Acute Start Peritoneal Dialysis during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Outcomes and Experiences, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, June 2020, American Society of Nephrology,
DOI: 10.1681/asn.2020050599.
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