CAPD is a continuous dialysis procedure, which involves a dialysis solution being emptied into the patient's abdominal cavity. This solution removes waste products from the blood, allowing the patient greater freedom of movement while requiring less time than traditional hemodialysis.
With CAPD, the blood is always being cleaned. The dialysis solution passes from a plastic bag through the catheter and into the abdomen. The solution stays in the abdomen with the catheter sealed. After several hours, the person using CAPD drains the solution back into a disposable bag. Then the person refills the abdomen with fresh solution through the same catheter, to begin the cleaning process again. This type of PD is non machine assisted.
The most common type of peritoneal dialysis. It needs no machine. With CAPD, the blood is always being cleaned. The dialysis solution passes from a plastic bag through the catheter and into the abdomen. The solution stays in the abdomen with the catheter sealed. After several hours, the person using CAPD drains the solution back into a disposable bag. Then the person refills the abdomen with fresh solution through the same catheter, to begin the cleaning process again.
A form of dialysis in which dialysate drains into and out of the peritoneal cavity by gravity several times a day.
Form of continuous peritoneal dialysis in which dialysis fluid is exchanged at regular intervals throughout the day.
A method of peritoneal dialysis at maximizes patient ambulatory and self-care. CAPD is performed continuously, with exchange of dialysis fluid every 4 to 8 hours. CAPD is the most popular form of peritoneal dialysis and the most widely used form of home dialysis.