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 …

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is associated with a high risk of infection of the peritoneum,
subcutaneous tunnel and catheter exit site. Although quality standards demand an infection …

Background: Home-based peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an alternative to facility-based
hemodialysis and has lower costs and greater freedom for patients with kidney failure. For a …

Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an effective method of renal replacement therapy for
end-stage renal disease patients. The PD catheter could be inserted by surgical (open …

Background No consensus currently exists regarding the optimal approach for peritoneal
dialysis catheter placement. We aimed to compare the outcomes of percutaneous and …

Obesity is increasing to unprecedented levels, including in the end‐stage kidney disease
population, where upwards of 60% of kidney transplant patients are overweight or obese …

Objective: The objective of this study is to compare the catheter-related complications as
well as catheter survival between laparoscopic and traditional surgery in peritoneal dialysis …

Background A large body mass index (BMI) has been considered as a relative
contraindication for percutaneous catheter insertion, although this technique has many …

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 …

For renal replacement therapy, overall survival is more important than the choice of currently
available individual therapy. Objectives. To compare patients and technique survival on …