PATHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The human peritoneal membrane is semi‐permeable and hence can be used as a dialysis membrane.

Detailed explanation-2: -Peritoneal dialysis uses the peritoneal membrane as an endogenous exchange membrane to remove solutes and water from the body fluids of patients with end-stage renal disease. The efficiency of this system is variable, with the solute transport up to three times more effective in some patients than in others (1).

Detailed explanation-3: -In peritoneal dialysis, the blood isn’t cleaned outside the body, but inside the body, in the abdominal cavity (the hollow space surrounding the organs in the abdomen). The lining of the abdominal cavity (the peritoneum) serves as a semipermeable membrane.

Detailed explanation-4: -Polysulfone membranes, or polymers from the polysulfone family (e.g. polyethersulfone/polyarylethersulfone), are the most frequently used membranes to treat end-stage CKD patients worldwide on HD [51–54].