intermittent peritoneal dialysis
- intermittent peritoneal dialysis
- (IPD) an older form of peritoneal dialysis in which dialysis solution is infused into the peritoneal cavity, allowed to equilibrate for 10 to 20 minutes, and then drained out; the process is repeated several times over a period of 24 hours at least twice a week.
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