Renal Replacement Therapy

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Overview



Renal replacement therapy (RRT) is required when the kidneys are functioning at less than 10% to 15%. RRT is accomplished in one of the following ways:





Dialysis

Hemodialysis
Peritoneal dialysis

Kidney transplant

Cadaver donated
Living-relative donated






Dialysis



People with advanced chronic renal failure (CRF) who have progressed to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) usually require dialysis. There are approximately 300,000 people on dialys...Read the full article