Peritoneal dialysis: The great savior during disasters

摘要

The choice of peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a renal replacement therapy (RRT) in developing countries is driven by resource and financial considerations. Natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and hurricanes cause widespread destruction of health care infrastructure and loss of medical personnel and impose tremendous stress on health care services. The Renal Disaster Relief Task Force of the International Society of Nephrology and the European Renal Best Practice have made recommendations for the management of kidney injury in disaster situations, including guidelines for dialysis. The guidelines seem to favor the use of hemodialysis (HD).