Helper-assisted continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: Does the choice of helper matter?

CONCLUSIONS: Helper-assisted CAPD patients had worse patient survival and peritonitis-free survival than the self-PD group. Assistance by nursing home staff was associated with worse patients' survival and peritonitis-free survival than assistance by family members or domestic maids. PMID: 32063149 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Peritoneal Dialysis International - Category: Urology & Nephrology Tags: Perit Dial Int Source Type: research