Renal replacement therapy
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In medicine, renal replacement therapy is "procedures which temporarily or permanently remedy insufficient cleansing of body fluids by the kidneys."[1]
Renal replacement therapy may be used as treatment for acute kidney injury or chronic kidney disease.
Classification
- Hemofiltration
- Hemodiafiltration
- Renal dialysis
- * Hemodialysis
- * Peritoneal dialysis
- Kidney transplantation
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Renal replacement therapy (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.