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Dialysis

Dialysis is a renal replacement therapy that artificially removes metabolic waste products, excess solutes, and fluid from the blood when the kidneys can no longer perform these functions adequately. The two principal modalities are haemodialysis, in which blood is filtered across a semipermeable membrane in an extr…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 12 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 42× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Dialysis is a renal replacement therapy that artificially removes metabolic waste products, excess solutes, and fluid from the blood when the kidneys can no longer perform these functions adequately. The two principal modalities are haemodialysis, in which blood is filtered across a semipermeable membrane in an extracorporeal circuit, and peritoneal dialysis, which uses the peritoneal membrane as the exchange surface. It is a life-sustaining treatment for kidney failure and is also used to correct severe fluid overload and electrolyte and acid-base disturbances, while long-term dialysis carries its own cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory complications. Research collected here reflects these dimensions, including a dietary approach to chronic renal failure, metabolic acidosis and cardiovascular disease in peritoneal dialysis patients, bedside lung ultrasound for assessing volume status in haemodialysis, and the evaluation of oxidative and inflammatory markers in maintenance haemodialysis. Further contributions examine the molecular and genetic correlates of chronic kidney disease and haemodialysis, anaemia of chronic kidney disease, thyroid abnormalities in end-stage and chronic kidney disease, and the differentiation of depression from apathy in renal patients. Together these peer-reviewed studies span dialysis modalities, volume and fluid management, dialysis-associated complications, and the broader care of patients with kidney failure.

Research published in this journal

12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 12 articles above have been cited 42 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Medical and Surgical Urology.

Journal editorial board
Paul Rusilko · United States Ilke Beyitler · Cyprus Rifat Hamoudi · United Arab Emirates

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