Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
A form of that does not need a machine.
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About CAPD
With CAPD, the is always being filtered. The passes from a plastic bag through a and into the . The dialysis solution stays in the abdomen with the catheter sealed. After several hours, the person using CAPD drains the solution back into a disposable bag. Then the person refills the abdomen with fresh solution through the same catheter to begin the filtering process again.