Peritoneal dialysis
In peritoneal dialysis, the inside lining of your abdominal cavity acts as a natural filter. A catheter is placed in a lining in your stomach. Waste is removed with a cleansing fluid called dialysate, which gets flushed in and out of your abdomen in cycles.
There are two peritoneal dialysis treatments available to you:
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
Continuous, manual dialysis done as you go about your daily activities. You administer the treatment yourself by connecting a bag of cleansing fluid to the tube in your abdomen, before draining it later.
Automated Peritoneal Dialysis (APD)
Automated dialysis done at night while you sleep. A machine performs the treatment by automatically filtering the cleansing fluid, before draining it later.