Rationale & Objective The efficacy and safety of icodextrin versus glucose-only peritoneal
dialysis (PD) regimens is unclear. The aim of this study was to compare once-daily long …

Haemodialysis is a life-saving renal replacement modality for end-stage renal disease, but
this therapy also represents a major challenge to the intravascular innate immune system …

Rationale & Objective Dialysis patients judge health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as an
essential outcome. Remarkably, little is known about HRQoL differences between home …

Background How and where to initiate dialysis are policy challenges with enormous
economic and health consequences. Initiating with home hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal …

In light of the recent emphasis on patient-centered outcomes and quality of life for patients
with kidney disease, we contend that the nephrology community should no longer fund …

The debate surrounding whether peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis is associated with
differential survival continues as the numerous comparative studies over the past 3 decades …

For patients with end-stage kidney disease unable to receive a kidney transplant,
replacement of kidney function with dialysis is necessary to extend life. Peritoneal dialysis …

Aims Despite several studies reporting similar outcomes for peritoneal dialysis (PD) and
hemodialysis (HD), the former is underused worldwide, with a PD prevalence of 15% in Italy …

Background Controversy remains with regard to the higher risk of intra‐abdominal infections
and lower patient and graft survival when peritoneal dialysis (PD) rather than hemodialysis …

Home dialysis offers many advantages over in-center dialysis, but peritoneal dialysis and
home hemodialysis are infrequently used. To better understand why, a survey of dialysis …