Icodextrin Reduces PD Stroke Risk

Stroke risk was compared in PD patients in Taiwan who did or did not use icodextrin. Icodextrin users had a lower risk and incidence of strokes than non-users.

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Tags: Stroke, PD Patients, Icodexytrin

PD vs. In-Center HD for Stroke Risk

A systematic review of 15 cohort studies totaling nearly 1.3M ESRD patients concludes that PD had a significantly lower (16%) risk of hemorrhagic stroke, though the risks of other types of strokes were comparable.

Read the abstract » | (added 2018-08-13)

Tags: Dialysis, Hemodialysis, Meta analysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, Stroke