Introduction: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been considered a safe option of therapy in end-
stage renal disease patients with urgent need of dialysis. Recently, it was proposed that …

Introduction: Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (US-PD) has been proposed as a safe modality
of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with an …

Introduction: Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (US-PD) has been proposed as a safe modality
of renal replacement therapy (RRT) for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with an …

Background: This study aimed to evaluate mechanical and infectious complications
associated with urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (PD) and patients and technique survival in …

Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has become a well-established complementary
alternative to hemodialysis (HD) as the first-line renal replacement modality. Unlike the …

Background Despite the increasing prevalence of end-stage renal disease, peritoneal
dialysis (PD) is still offered to a minor subset of patients. One way to increment the utilization …

Background Several studies have suggested that urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a
feasible alternative to hemodialysis (HD) in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) …

Introduction: Unplanned peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an important option for chronic kidney
disease (CKD) patients requiring kidney replacement therapy urgently as it offers the …

Background Patients who were urgent start peritoneal dialysis (USPD) were evaluated in
terms of complications. Methods The data from 102 patients (43 males and 59 females …

Rationale & Objective It is a common practice to start patients in urgent need of dialysis on
hemodialysis via a central venous catheter. Because central venous catheter use is …