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  • Why Early Survival on PD Matters

    If survival between PD and standard in-center HD “evens out in the end,” does it matter? Yes, argues Mark Marshall, MD, from New Zealand. The early survival benefit increases patient life years—and persists even when accounting for use of central venous HD catheters. To support shared decision-making, patients have the right to know about survival on PD vs. standard HD.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2020-03-16)

    Tags: Survival, PD, In center HD, Early Survival, HD Catheter

  • PD vs. In-center HD for Sudden Cardiac Death

    A Korean registry study of 132,083 PD and in-center HD patients followed between 1985 and 2017 analyzed 34,532 deaths. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) was responsible for 19.6% of deaths on PD and 22.2% of deaths on in-center HD. Even after adjusting for age and comorbidities, the risk of SCD was higher with HD.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2020-01-09)

    Tags: PD, In center HD, Sudden Cardiac Death

  • Home HD: Hospitalizations and Technique Survival

    In a Swedish registry study, patients initiating PD (n=456), home HD (n=152), and in-center HD (IHD; n=608) were matched by age, sex, comorbidity, and start date. Patients using home HD had significantly lower hospital admissions and days than those doing PD or IHD (1.7, 12 days vs. 2.8, 20 days and 2.2, 14 days respectively). Home HD patients also had significantly fewer admissions for cardiovascular diagnoses or infectious disease, as well as significantly longer technique survival.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2020-01-09)

    Tags: PD, Home HD, In center HD, Hospital Admissions, Cardiovascular Diagnosis, Infectious Disease, Technique Survival

  • PD: Better Quality of Life than In-Center HD for 2 Years

    Among 989 patients starting PD or in-center HD, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) was measured at 3, 12, and 24 months after dialysis start. PD patients scored higher all along on several key dimensions than HD patients—and this effect lasted up to 2 years. Both PD and HD patients had about the same amount of decline in HRQOL over 2 years.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2019-08-14)

    Tags: HRQOL, PD, In center HD, Quality Of Life

  • Fewer Hip Fractures with PD than Standard In-Center HD: Metaanalysis

    Analysis of five cohort studies totalling more than 1.2 million ESRD patients found that those doing HD had a 61% higher risk of hip fracture than those doing PD.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2019-02-14)

    Tags: Hip Fractures, PD, In center HD

  • Lower Dementia Risk with PD than Standard In-Center HD: Metaanalysis

    An analysis of 15 studies concludes that PD is associated with a lower risk of cognitive decline and dementia than HD--but calls for well-conducted prospective studies.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2019-02-14)

    Tags: Dementia, PD, In center HD, Cognitive Functions

  • Urgent Start PD + Diabetes

    A retrospective study compared the first 30-day outcomes and survival trends of 80 urgent start dialysis patients, 50 of whom (62.5%) did PD. Compared to those who started standard in-center HD, the dialysis-related complications were significantly lower for those on PD, and PD survival was higher as well. Read the abstract.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2018-10-12)

    Tags: Diabetes, Survival Trends, Urgent Start Dialysis, PD, In center HD, Dialysis related Complications