The advent of automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) technology has once again greatly reduced the probability of infection in PD patients, and in recent years, the number of patients undergoing automated PD treatment has increased exponentially, and this trend continues. Automated peritoneal dialysis allows further optimization of peritoneal dialysis treatment, and the automation, intelligence, informationization and remote management of automated peritoneal dialysis machines make it safer and easier for patients to undergo peritoneal dialysis treatment.
Compared with traditional peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), automated peritoneal dialysis has the following advantages in addition to retaining the advantages of CAPD:
1. The biggest advantage of automated peritoneal dialysis is the use of machinery to complete the process of peritoneal dialysis in the exchange of dialysate, the operation is simple, and the patient can be carried out at home, which is not a heavy burden on the patient and the family, and can be carried out by using the patient to take a break at night, which has little impact on daytime work.
2. Automatic peritoneal dialysis reduces a lot of manual operation in the process of dialysis, reduces the chance of peritoneal contamination, and the chance of peritonitis is lower than that of traditional peritoneal dialysis;
3. For the patients who need to work normally during the daytime or who need the help of others, automatic peritoneal dialysis is better than traditional peritoneal dialysis. Automated peritoneal dialysis is more suitable than traditional peritoneal dialysis, such as patients who need to go to school or work, children with high transit, elderly patients with limited mobility or visual impairment, and those with psychological problems due to abdominal distension;
It is precisely because of the many irreplaceable advantages of automated peritoneal dialysis over traditional peritoneal dialysis that this treatment is very effective and acceptable, and at the same time, specificity of the treatment makes it more in line with the clinical and social needs of each patient. patient's clinical and social needs.
Automated peritoneal dialysis is the preferred option for one-third of patients in the United States who are newly intubated for peritoneal dialysis. Due to the high cost of imported automated PD equipment and consumables, automated PD has not been effectively popularized in China for a long time. At present, one of the 12th Five-Year National Science and Technology Support Program projects is the emergence of domestic brand PD-GO automated peritoneal dialysis machine and consumables, which greatly reduces the cost of treatment, and makes it possible for more and more patients to benefit from automated peritoneal dialysis, an advanced technology for the treatment of peritoneal dialysis.