Home HD has 20% lower all-cause mortality than PD

In a new study that matched 4,201 new home HD patients in the USRDS database to new PD patients, the risk of all-cause mortality was 20% lower with home HD. In addition, there was an 8% lower risk of hospitalization, and a 37% lower risk of technique failure.

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