Peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a renal replacement therapy (RRT) has become wide spread
since its inception more than twenty‐five years back. Since then, several advances have …

Purpose We wanted to clarify, in a large population, the reasons that peritoneal dialysis (PD)
was interrupted and to propose appropriate strategies that might prolong the use of PD as a …

Background. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an underutilized dialysis modality in the United
States, especially in urban areas with diverse patient populations. Technique retention is a …

The use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) has become wide spread since the introduction of
continuous ambulatory PD more than 25 years ago. Over this time, many advances have …

There is a growing, global burden of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD)
requiring renal replacement therapy. Although peritoneal dialysis (PD) is considered to be …

Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) technique failure is high compared to hemodialysis
(HD). There is a lack of data on the impact of duration of PD treatment on technique survival …

Background Concern regarding technique failure is a major barrier to increased uptake of
peritoneal dialysis (PD), and the first year of therapy is a particularly vulnerable time. Study …

Background. Targets for peritoneal dialysis (PD) utilization may be difficult to achieve
because many older patients have contraindications to PD or barriers to self-care. The …

Background Patterns of early outcomes in peritoneal dialysis (PD) are not well studied and
dialysis providers need to establish a baseline of key outcomes for continuous quality …

Results Between 1995 and 2009, 13,120 incident adult PD patients were identified from the
Canadian Organ Replacement Register. Compared with the 1995–2000 cohort (n= 5183) …