Peritoneal Dialysis

Preferred Label : Peritoneal Dialysis;

NCIt definition : A form of dialysis that uses the peritoneum as a membrane across which the infused diasylate exchanges nutrients for waste products that are removed when the fluid is exchanged.;

Details

Origin ID

C15297;

UMLS CUI

C0031139;

Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Peritoneal Dialysis [ICNP mean]
- Peritoneal dialysis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Peritoneal dialysis [ICD-9 code]
- Peritoneal dialysis (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- peritoneal dialysis [Disease (Nov.)]
- peritoneal dialysis [LOINC component]
- peritoneal dialysis [MeSH concept]
- peritoneal dialysis [MeSH Descriptor]
- peritoneal dialysis, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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