Given the ever-increasing burden of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in a global milieu of
limited financial and health resources, interested parties continue to search for ways to …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) represents an important but underused strategy for patients who are
beginning dialysis treatment worldwide. The development of a health care model that …

Objective To better define the prevalence of protein-energy wasting (PEW) in kidney disease
is poorly defined. Methods We performed a meta-analysis of PEW prevalence from …

Contemporary comparisons of mortality in matched hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis
patients are lacking. We aimed to compare survival of incident hemodialysis and peritoneal …

Diabetes mellitus is becoming increasingly prevalent and is considered a rapidly growing
concern for healthcare systems. Besides the cardiovascular complications, diabetes mellitus …

Introduction Epidemiological studies consistently show an initial survival advantage for PD
patients compared to HD. It has recently been suggested that this is due to the fact that many …

Results During a mean duration of 1.8±1.3 years (maximum of 5 years), the Korean PD
group had a higher mortality rate than the Korean HD group (hazard ratio [HR], 1.20 [95 …

Background. The mean age of patients starting dialysis increased over the years, as has the
proportion of patients with diabetes mellitus, ischaemic heart disease, peripheral vascular …

To date, only a few large-scale studies have measured the effect of dialysis modality on
mortality in Asian populations. Here, we sought to compare survival between incident …

To estimate the costs and effectiveness measured in quality-adjusted life years (QALY) of
kidney transplantation compared with dialysis in adults suffering from end-stage renal …