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Dialysis is a treatment for kidney failure that helps filter
waste products from the blood when the kidneys are not working properly. The
two main types of dialysis are hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Current as of:
November 20, 2015
Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine & Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Tushar J. Vachharajani, MD, FASN, FACP - Nephrology
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