Higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) are independently associated with adverse outcomes in peritonitis associated with peritoneal dialysis (PD), according to Canadian researchers.

DENVER—Gentamicin cream applied daily to the catheter exit site in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) reduces the rate of catheter infection, according to findings presented here at the Annual Dialysis Conference.

RESEARCHERS REPORT a dramatic increase in the number of patients in their 80s and 90s starting dialysis.

OUTCOMES AMONG pediatric peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients differ by gender and race, according to a study.

BODY COMPOSITION tends to change significantly during the first year of dialysis, but the changes depend on which type of dialysis is administered.

WIDELY ACCEPTED guidelines for managing bone metabolism and disease in CKD patients are valid for the peritoneal dialysis (PD) population, Dutch researchers conclude.