Value of Remote Monitoring of PD

A cluster-randomized trial assigned 21 hospitals with automated PD (APD) programs to either do remote monitored (RM-APD; 10 hospitals) or conventional APD (11 hospitals) for 398 adult patients initiating PD. In the conventional APD group, all-cause mortality, cardiovascular deaths, and hospitalizations were significantly higher, as were PD dropouts and adverse events and hospitalizations related to cardiovascular disease, fluid overload, or poor PD adequacy.

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Tags: Automated PD, APD, All cause Mortality, Cardiovascular Deaths, Hospitalizations, Cardiovascular Disease, Fluid Overload, PD Adequacy

Remote PD Monitoring Reduced Hospitalizations

A study of people starting automated PD matched patients who did and did not receive remote patient monitoring (RPM), with 63 patients in each group. Those who received RPM had significantly fewer hospital stays and days.

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Tags: Automated PD, Remote Patient Monitoring, Hospitalization

NxStage HD and Removal of Beta-2 Microglobulin

Which works best to remove B2M, High-flux standard HD, post-dilution hemodiafiltration (HDF), NxStage short daily HD, or automated PD? In a small study (N=43), HDF and NxStage HD done 6 days per week removed the most B2M. Standard HD was next, with automated PD removing the least.

Read the abstract » | (added 2019-05-15)

Tags: B2m, High flux Standard HD, Post dilution Hemodiafiltration (HDF), NxStage Short Daily HD, Automated PD