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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