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  • Impact of Prior Abdominal Procedures on Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Outcomes: Findings From the North American Peritoneal Dialysis Catheter Registry

    A history of prior abdominal procedures may influence the likelihood of referral for peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter insertion. To guide clinical decision making in this population, this study examined the association between prior abdominal procedures and outcomes in patients undergoing PD catheter insertion.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2024-03-15)

    Tags: Dialysis, PD, PD Catheter Outcomes, End Stage Kidney Disease, Peritoneal Dialysis, Prior Abdominal Surgery

  • A Home Dialysis Primer for Internists

    A new primer developed for clinicians in primary care aims to explain PD and home HD.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2024-02-07)

    Tags: Home Dialysis Primer, PD, Home HD

  • 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.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2024-01-17)

    Tags: Brain Atrophy, PD, HD

  • Among Prediabetic Patients, PD Nearly Tripled the Risk of New Onset Diabetes vs. HS

    A retrospective cohort study was done of 1426 non-diabetic end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who started PD or in-center HD. Over a 12 year period, 23% of the patients developed NODM. Among patients with prediabetes, those on PD had a 2.93 times higher risk of NODM than those on HD (p <0.001).

    Read the abstract » | (added 2024-01-17)

    Tags: ESRD, PD, In center HD, NODM, New Onset Diabetes Mellitus

  • A Home Dialysis Primer for Internists

    Since PD and home HD are increasing in use due to their clinical and practical advantages, clinicians need to understand these treatments. A new primer in the Annual Review of Medicine will help them do just that.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2023-12-15)

    Tags: Home Dialysis, HD, PD, Home Dialysis Primer

  • Dietary Protein Intake and Survival on PD

    Among 668 stable PD patients followed for up to 13 years, quarterly 3-day dietary records were collected for 2 ½ years. Dietary protein intake greater than 0.8 g/Kg/day improved long-term survival.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2023-12-15)

    Tags: Dietary Protein, Survival, PD

  • GI Outcomes in PD Trials

    A meta-analysis of 61 trials looking at patient-reported GI outcomes of PD mainly found nausea (43% of trials), diarrhea (43%), constipation (34%), abdominal pain (31%) and PD peritonitis (40%). But, only 19% of the available trials reported GI outcomes at all.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2023-07-17)

    Tags: GI Outcomes, PD, Nausea, Diarrhea, Constipation, Abdominal Pain, Peritonitis

  • Paradoxical Finding in PD Peritonitis

    The common wisdom is that larger patients are at greater risk for PD-associated peritonitis (PDAP). But, a new single-center study of 483 peritonitis episodes in 285 patients suggests that the opposite may be true. A lower value of body surface area was an independent risk factor for peritonitis episodes. (p=0.015).

    Read the abstract » | (added 2023-07-17)

    Tags: Body Surface Area, PDAP, Metabolism, Nutrition, PD, Peritoneal Dialysis, Peritonitis

  • Meta-analysis of PD Remote Patient Monitoring

    Analysis of data from 22 studies revealed that remote monitoring for PD reduced technique failure, hospitalization, and mortality vs. traditional PD monitoring.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2023-04-19)

    Tags: Remote Monitoring, PD, Technique Failure, Hospitalization, Mortality, Traditional PD Monitoring

  • Do Pets Boost the Risk of Peritonitis on PD? A DOPPS Study

    Surprisingly, the answer was no. Among 3,655 PD patients from eight country followed for a median of 14 months (55,475 patient months), the peritonitis rate was 0.29 episodes per year, with no increased risk for pet ownership—except in households with both cats and dogs, where the risk was 45% higher.

    Read the abstract » | (added 2023-01-10)

    Tags: Pets, Peritonitis, PD, DOPPS