Peritoneal Dialysis

Survival Better with HD than PD in CHF Patients

July 21, 2011

PRAGUE—For patients with congestive heart failure (CHF) who initiate maintenance dialysis, those starting on peritoneal dialysis (PD) have a significantly greater death risk than those starting on hemodialysis (HD), according to a French study.
 

Study: PD Patients Receive Kidney Transplants Sooner

June 28, 2011

PRAGUE—End-stage renal disease patients who start on peritoneal dialysis (PD) rather than hemodialysis (HD) spend less time on a renal transplant waiting list before getting a kidney, new findings suggest.
 

Central Catheters May Explain Higher Risk of Death in HD vs. PD Patients

April 25, 2011

Hemodialysis (HD) vascular access type at the time of dialysis initiation may be an important modifier that can affect overall patient survival, according to a new Canadian study.
 

Low Mg May Hike Mortality in PD Patients

February 21, 2011

PHOENIX—Lower serum magnesium levels are a significant predictor of mortality in patient on peritoneal dialysis (PD), researchers found.
 

Marked Hyperglycemia Raises Death Risk in PD Patients

February 21, 2011

PHOENIX—Marked hyperglycemia in diabetic patients on chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) are at increased risk of death, a study found.
 

Iron May Have a Role in Calciphylaxis

January 04, 2011

New findings suggest that iron may have a role in the pathogenesis of calciphylaxis.
 

Risk Factor for PD Catheter Failure Identified

November 15, 2010

A study of risk factors associated with peritoneal dialysis (PD) catheter survival found that a non-infectious catheter-related problem was the only independent variable significantly associated with an increased risk of catheter failure.
 

Peritoneal Dialysis: Does It Have a Brighter Future?

November 15, 2010

Regulatory changes have enhanced clinicians' ability to recommend the modality, which offers long-term survival similar to that of hemodialysis.
 

Patients Seldom Opt for Peritoneal Dialysis

October 18, 2010

A survey of 1,621 U.S. dialysis patients shows that although peritoneal dialysis (PD) had been discussed with 61% of those individuals, only 10.9% of the informed patients chose this dialysis method.
 

More Deaths in First Year After PD-to-HD Switch

September 16, 2010

Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who convert to hemodialysis (HD) after failing treatment with peritoneal dialysis (PD) may be at higher death risk in the first year than ESRD patients who used HD as their primary treatment, but researchers caution that the association may not be causal.
 

Peritoneal Dialysis Called Underused

May 21, 2010

Reasons include a lack of nephrologist training in the modality and a number of mistaken beliefs.
 

Death Risk Is Lower With Peritoneal Dialysis

April 19, 2010

Compared with incident hemodialysis (HD) patients, incident peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients, especially non-diabetics, show a robust and consistent survival advantage for up to five years, researchers reported at the National Kidney Foundation's 2010 Spring Clinical Meetings.
 

Catheters Are the Most Common Vascular Access Type after Renal Allograft Failure

April 17, 2010

Central venous catheters are the most prevalent access type in patients who initiated hemodialysis (HD) following a failed renal transplant, according to a study presented at the National Kidney Foundation's 2010 Spring Clinical Meetings.
 

PD May Offer Better QoL to the Elderly

April 01, 2010

Home-based peritoneal dialysis may be less intrusive in their lives than in-center hemodialysis.
 

Peritoneal Dialysis May Offer Elderly Better Quality of Life

March 23, 2010

SEATTLE—A study by British investigators suggests that more older patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) should be educated about peritoneal dialysis (PD) and the potential benefits it may offer over hemodialysis (HD).
 

Quality of Life Better with Peritoneal Dialysis, Study Suggests

March 22, 2010

SEATTLE—A study by British investigators suggests that more older patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) should be educated about peritoneal dialysis (PD) and the potential benefits it may offer over hemodialysis (HD).
 

Niacinamide Helps Lower Phosphorus

November 18, 2009

In an eight-week study of 15 patients, oral niacinamide added to standard phosphorus-lowering therapies resulted in a modest yet significant reduction in plasma phosphorus levels in patients on peritoneal dialysis.
 

Survival Better on PD than HD in the First Year After Renal Graft Failure

October 31, 2009

SAN DIEGO—Following renal transplant failure, patients starting peritoneal dialysis (PD) have better survival in the first year than patients starting on hemodialysis (HD), but the survival advantage lessens with time, British resesarchers reported at the American Society of Nephrology's Renal Week conference.
 

Developing World Has a Higher PD Rate

July 20, 2009

The use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) is increasing at a faster rate in developing than in developed countries, according to what Canadian researchers say is the first comprehensive assessment of PD worldwide.
 

PD Peritonitis Risk Factors

June 18, 2009

A Canadian study of 4,247 patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) found that older age, black race, switching to PD from hemodialysis (HD), and diabetes in women were associated with a significantly increased risk of peritonitis.
 

Pulse Pressure, Death Risk Linked in PD Patients

May 07, 2009

Elevated pulse pressure is associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular death in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD), according to a Canadian study.
 

Switching to PD Does Not Raise Death Risk

May 04, 2009

Patients transferred from hemodialysis (HD) to peritoneal dialysis (PD) because of complications do not have a greater risk of death than patients who started renal replacement therapy on PD, Polish researchers reported in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (2009; published online ahead of print).
 

COPD Peritonitis Linked to Hypokalemia

April 21, 2009

Hypokalemia in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) may be a risk factor for peritonitis and poor nutritional status, data show.
 

HD-to-PD Switch Does Not Increase Mortality Risk

April 17, 2009

Patients transferred from hemodialysis (HD) to peritoneal dialysis (PD) because of complications do not have a greater risk of death than patients who started renal replacement therapy on PD.
 

Sudden Death Risk Factors in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Identified

April 02, 2009

Recent blood transfusions, male gender, and diabetes mellitus are independently associated with an increased risk of sudden death in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD), a Chinese study concluded.
 

ACE Inhibitors, ARBs Cut Mortality in PD Patients

September 02, 2008

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients treated with ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) have a 62% reduced risk of death compared with PD patients not treated with these medications, after adjusting for age, BP, and other variables, according to a report in Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (2008; published online ahead of print).
 

PD Patient Survival Better—At First

September 01, 2008

LONDON, Ont.—Patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) live longer than those on hemodialysis (HD), at least during the first years after dialysis starts, a new study suggests. A question remains, however, whether it is the type of dialysis that makes the difference in survival.
 

Low Vitamin D Heralds Worse Outcomes

July 21, 2008

STOCKHOLM—Vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of death and cardiovascular problems in patients with renal disease, according to studies presented here at the European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association 2008 congress.
 

Phosphorus Burden Greater in PD Patients

July 21, 2008

STOCKHOLM—Contrary to prevailing belief, patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) have a higher phosphorus burden than do patients on hemodialysis (HD).
 

Aortic Calcification Found to Be Widespread

July 21, 2008

STOCKHOLM—Most hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients have aortic calcification (AC) around the time they start dialysis, according to researchers.
 
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