Of all patients initiated on dialysis in the United States in 2018, 88% started in-center
hemodialysis (HD), whereas only 11% started peritoneal dialysis (PD). 1 This is despite …

BACKGROUND: Compared with hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a cost-effective
and patient-centered option with an early survival advantage, yet only 7% of patients with …

Background: PD dropout became a major factor affecting the unitized PD program and
created a new burden in the setting of limited HD slots. Our registry shows that almost 35 …

Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) utilization rates vary widely between UK renal centers.
Currently there are only limited data available on how many patients choose PD but …

I want to take this opportunity to wish the readership of Peritoneal Dialysis International (PDI)
and The International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) community at large a happy and …

Introduction: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) remains underutilised and unplanned start of dialysis
further diminishes the likelihood of patients starting on PD, although outcomes are equal to …

Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (PD) is increasingly recognized as a viable strategy for
treating patients with advanced chronic kidney disease with unexpected deterioration in …

In-center hemodialysis (HD) remains the predominant dialysis therapy in patients with
ESKD. Many patients with ESKD present in late stage, requiring urgent dialysis initiation …

The use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) has increased substantially in the United States (US) in
the past decade. This was likely spurred in large part by the implementation of the expanded …

Background. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has become a well-established complementary
alternative to haemodialysis (HD) as first-line renal replacement modality. At our …