Urgent Start PD vs. HD

Which option is better if someone “crashes” into dialysis? A retrospective study was done of 178 people who started dialysis urgently between January, 2013 and December, 2014. Those who started PD had far fewer complications in the first 30 days. HD patients had more bloodstream infections. Survival was about the same for both groups.

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