Hazards and Complications of Dialysis

Abstract

HEMODIALYSIS has been used more frequently in recent years because of the increased application in acute renal failure, the repetitive use in chronic renal failure and the growing list of dialyzable poisons. In addition, peritoneal dialysis has gained popularity as an alternate technic. A decade ago, when cumbersome and expensive dialyzers were the vogue, the procedure was restricted to a few large medical centers. These centers provided training in the technic and in clinical nephrology. The increased popularity of dialysis has moved the procedure into the small hospital and even into the home^{1 , 2} at a faster rate than knowledge could . . .