Managing your PD patient through surgery

Managing patients on peritoneal dialysis through laparoscopic surgery can be anxiety provoking. Many surgeons, hospitals and nephrologists have limited experience in how to safely maintain a patient on peritoneal dialysis through surgery. This short lecture and slides for your future reference are aimed to help you gain a deeper understanding of how to safely care for patients undergoing surgery and to think about the nuance around who can safely continue on peritoneal dialysis in the perioperative time.