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Things to consider:
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) utilizes the peritoneum as natural filter to cleanse the blood of waste products.
A soft tube, or catheter, is surgically inserted into the abdominal wall to facilitate this process.
The catheter remains permanently in place.
Dialysis is a filtration process. In 1961, Thomas Graham discovered that a parchment membrane immersed in water allowed salts to pass through while retaining proteins.
Renal failure occurs when the kidneys are unable to perform their basic function - effectively remove metabolic waste products and excess fluid from the body.