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  • PD is safe and efficient for urgent dialysis starts

    Researchers in Germany followed 123 people who started dialysis without a prior plan (66 did PD, 54 did standard in-center HD). Those on HD had much higher infection rates and somewhat (but not significantly) lower survival.

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  • Choosing PD may mean fewer access procedures for you

    In a study of 369 Canadians with ESRD, 224 (61%!) chose PD, and just 145 (39%) chose HD. After an average of 1.3 years, those who chose PD had significantly fewer access procedures. PD catheters were less likely to fail than HD access.

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  • Statin use may boost PD survival

    A new study from Korea has found that taking a statin drug to lower cholesterol helped people on PD live longer—whether or not they had diabetes. The researchers suggest that larger, randomized studies are now needed.

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  • NAC protects PD membrane from sugar damage in rats

    Over time, caramelized sugars in PD fluid can scar the peritoneal membrane to the point where PD may no longer work. In a rat study, an antioxidant (N-acetylcysteine, or NAC) reduced this damage. NAC may one day prove to be a treatment for humans.

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  • Fresenius options education program boosts PD & venous access use

    The 3,165 people who attended a treatment options program (TOPs) were more than 8 times more likely to choose PD than those who didn't attend—and twice as likely to get a fistula or graft if they chose HD. TOPs attendees were also more likely to survive the first 90 days of treatment.

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  • More frequent HD linked with less cardiac stunning

    During standard HD, the heart gets less blood, which causes damage called "stunning." In a study of 46 people on standard, short daily, or nocturnal HD, those whose treatments were done more often had less cardiac stunning. Those on nocturnal had the least.

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  • PD with PKD: Yes, it's possible

    A Chinese study matched 42 people with and 84 without PKD as they started PD. After 5 years, survival in both groups was the same. There was no difference in the rate of peritonitis, though the PKD group was more likely to get hernias.

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  • Early PD survival benefit comes from avoiding HD catheters

    Studies have found better survival on PD than standard HD in the first 1-2 years of treatment. A new study of 40,526 people found that the main reason for this difference is that those on PD did not use central venous HD catheters.

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  • Better survival on home HD than PD in England and Wales

    A study from the UK compared 225 people on home HD from 1997 to 2005 with age and sex matched people on PD and standard HD. Those on home HD lived significantly longer than those on PD—even when the researchers adjusted for those who received transplants or were on the wait list.

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  • Risk factors linked to renal cell cancer (RCC) after long-term dialysis

    RCC occurs at higher rates in those who have been on dialysis for many years. If you know the risk factors, you can ask for screening. Those at highest risk in a large study were men; older people; ESRD caused by an obstruction, FSGS, or tuberous sclerosis; and those whose kidneys grew new cysts.

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