Advantage Disadvantages

Hemodialysis Peritoneal Hemodialysis Peritoneal

 Uses a dialysis  Typically done at  Low blood  Peritoneal dialysis

machine and a home pressure during takes between 10
special filter.  Able to continue treatments is the and 12 hours every
 requires less time working, at least most common day
than peritoneal part time complication  Infections of the
dialysis  More  Access can cause a abdominal lining or
 carries a relatively uninterrupted time blood stream at the site where
low risk of for work, family, infection or get the catheter is
infection and social activities clogged up and inserted to carry
 requires less need surgery or the cleansing fluid.
surgical other procedures  Require surgery.
interventions to open it up.  increased risk of
 In-center  Patient who do it hernia
hemodialysis does in the center  gain weight
not require unable to work and
patients to learn may travel to do it
much about the
dialysis procedure
itself