Comparing long-term outcomes between early and delayed initiation of peritoneal dialysis following catheter implantation.

CONCLUSION: Compared to the patients who started peritoneal dialysis 14 days or more after catheter implantation, the patients who started earlier did not have an increased risk of peritonitis, peritoneal dialysis technique failure and mortality. PMID: 27056580 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Renal Failure - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Ren Fail Source Type: research