Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an important home-based treatment for kidney failure and
accounts for 11% of all dialysis and 9% of all kidney replacement therapy globally. Although …

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with end-
stage kidney disease. Currently, thrice-weekly in-center hemodialysis for 3 to 5 hours per …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) and sudden exacerbation of chronic kidney disease (CKD)
frequently necessitate urgent kidney replacement therapy (UKRT). Peritoneal dialysis (PD) …

Home-based dialysis modalities offer both clinical and practical advantages to patients. The
use of the home-based modalities, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis, has been …

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 Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an excellent, but underutilized dialysis technique.
Thus, its implementation may depend also on the chance to offer this modality of treatment to …

Background Technique failure is more likely to occur during the first 12 months after
peritoneal dialysis (PD) initiation, which is a great challenge encountered in PD patients …

Long-term success of peritoneal dialysis as a kidney replacement therapy requires a well-
functioning peritoneal dialysis catheter. With ongoing reductions in infectious complications …

Background Increased intraperitoneal pressure (IPP) is associated with abdominal wall
complications and technical failure in peritoneal dialysis (PD). Since the standard …

Background Limited data in the literature is comparing early‐start peritoneal dialysis (PD),
urgent‐start hemodialysis (HD) with the jugular central venous catheter (CVC), and …