Review Article

Peritoneal Dialysis in Renal Replacement Therapy for Patients with Acute Kidney Injury

Table 1

Renal indications of peritoneal dialysis in AKI.

(1) RRT in the treatment of AKI in children
(2) Hemodynamically unstable patients
(3) The presence of bleeding diasthesis or hemorragic conditions contraindicating placement of vascular access for hemodialysis or anticoagulation
(4) Patients with difficult vascular access placement
(5) Removal of high molecular weight toxins (10 kD)