options for stage 5 chronic kidney disease
Please find some very general information about dialysis and kidney transplants. This information is not meant to be comprehensive, but should give you an understanding of some of the many things patients do or should consider when deciding how to live with chronic kidney disease.
Dialysis
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Transplant
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Standard dialysis [1]
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Nocturnal dialysis [1]
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peritoneal dialysis
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Cadaveric donors [2]
Living donors [2]
Expanded criteria donors [3]
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References:
1. Sowinski K.M., Churchwell M.D. (2011). Chapter 54. Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis. In R.L. Talbert, J.T. DiPiro, G.R. Matzke, L.M. Posey, B.G. Wells, G.C. Yee (Eds), Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 8e. Retrieved January 22, 2013 from http://www.accesspharmacy.com/content.aspx?aID=7982178.
2. The Kidney Foundation of Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2013 from http://www.kidney.ca.
3. Iordanous Y, Seymour N, Young A, Johnson J, Iansavichus AV, Cuerden MS, Gill JS, Poggio E, Garg AX; Donor Nephrectomy Outcomes Research (DONOR) Network. Recipient outcomes for expanded criteria living kidney donors: the disconnect between current evidence and practice. 2009. Am J Transplant. 9(7):1558-73.
1. Sowinski K.M., Churchwell M.D. (2011). Chapter 54. Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis. In R.L. Talbert, J.T. DiPiro, G.R. Matzke, L.M. Posey, B.G. Wells, G.C. Yee (Eds), Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 8e. Retrieved January 22, 2013 from http://www.accesspharmacy.com/content.aspx?aID=7982178.
2. The Kidney Foundation of Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2013 from http://www.kidney.ca.
3. Iordanous Y, Seymour N, Young A, Johnson J, Iansavichus AV, Cuerden MS, Gill JS, Poggio E, Garg AX; Donor Nephrectomy Outcomes Research (DONOR) Network. Recipient outcomes for expanded criteria living kidney donors: the disconnect between current evidence and practice. 2009. Am J Transplant. 9(7):1558-73.