Starting with PD Better than Switching to it from HD

A metaanalysis comparing patients who started with PD to those who began HD and then switched to PD after 3 months found significantly better overall and technique survival in the PD first group. There were no significant differences in the peritonitis rate.

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Tags: Hemodialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Renal Replacement Therapy