Mechanical Complications of PD

Learn from a review of mechanical PD complications, including leaks, hernias, dialysate flow issues, pain, and changes in breathing. Most of these happen early, due to catheter placement or dialysate filling, though late complications can also occur.

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Tags: Mechanical PD Complications, Catheter Placement, Dialysate Filling

Urgent-start PD vs. Urgent-start HD: Meta-analysis

Analysis of data from nine studies looking at all-cause mortality found a rate of 0.173 for urgent-start PD vs. .214 for urgent-start HD. Those who started PD urgently had lower risks of infection-related death, bacteremia, and other complications, though rates of cardiovascular and cancer mortality were similar.

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Tags: All cause Mortality, Urgent start PD, Urgent start HD, Infection related Death, Bacteremia

Patient Training and Safety with Home HD

Despite the paramount importance of safety with home HD, there is “a surprising lack of literature” about it and no consensus on optimal training techniques or schedules, contend the authors of a new study.

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Tags: Home HD, Training Techniques, Home HD Training Schedules

Is Wearable HD Moving Forward?

A review article contends that wearable kidney replacement will “radically reshape the landscape of kidney replacement therapies and have the potential to dramatically improve the lives of individuals living with kidney failure.” Great, but when?

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Tags: Wearable Kidney Replacement, Kidney Replacement Therapies, Quality Of Life

Progression of Brain Atrophy in PD vs. HD

A follow-up study of brain atrophy progression followed 73 PD and 34 HD patients who had brain MRIs, including 42 PD and 25 HD patients who had a second brain MRI. Brain grey matter volume measurement demonstrated faster progression of brain atrophy in PD than in HD, independent of potential confounders.

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Tags: Brain Atrophy, PD, HD

The Impact of Abdominal Adhesions on PD

A total of 758 people getting laparoscopic PD catheter placement in Canada; 27% with adhesions, were enrolled in a study of PD catheter complications. Among the adhesion group, 17% had catheter complications such as abdominal pain or flow restriction, vs. 10% in the group without adhesions. Yet, the majority did not have complications, even with adhesions.

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Tags: Intra abdominal Adhesions, Peritoneal Dialysis, Catheter Complications, Laparoscopic PD Catheter Placement