La membrana di dialisi utilizzata da questo tipo di metodica è il peritoneo, una membrana che riveste dall’interno tutti gli organi dell’addome, formando una cavità virtuale (membrana peritoneale). All’interno di questa cavità viene introdotto il liquido di dialisi, con cui vengono scambiate e poi scaricate le sostanze in eccesso, le scorie e l’acqua, a partire dal sangue che irrora la membrana peritoneale.

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