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What is your approach for ESKD patients on peritoneal dialysis who request to do their own exchanges during a hospitalization?

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Nephrology · UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)

I am very fortunate in that the University of Colorado Hospital has PD nurses on call 24/7. When patients are hospitalized, they are all, even those who usually do CAPD at home, treated with APD performed by the on-call PD nurse. For liability reasons, all machines are set up by the PD nurses. I rea...

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Nephrology · The Dialysis Center At Waltham

Yes, at our MGB, we also have 24 x 7 availability of PD Nurses.

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