Potential Benefits for Tidal (TPD) vs. Intermittent PD (IPD)

A study randomized 85 patients to TPD (n=43) or IPD (n=42) and followed them for up to 2 years. Of the total, 19 patients died and 25 stopped PD. There were no differences in overall survival or technique survival among the remaining patients, but those who did TPD had significantly higher urine volume (p=0.001) as well as lower BUN (p=0.002) and phosphorus (p=0.004) and fewer cycler alarms (p<0.001). The TPD group had a higher chance of reporting abdominal fullness (p=0.001).

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Tags: Tidal PD, TPD, Intermittent PD, IPD