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Does the risk of death differ between peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis patients?

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boxed-textJaar BG et al. (2005) Comparing the risk for death with peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis in a national cohort of patients with chronic kidney disease. Ann Intern Med 143: 174–183

Given that there is no definitive survival advantage of peritoneal dialysis over hemodialysis, or vice versa, choice of dialysis modality should be made on the basis of informed patient preference

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    Beth Piraino

  2. Professor of Medicine and Director of the Peritoneal Dialysis Unit at the University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Joanne Bargman

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Piraino, B., Bargman, J. Does the risk of death differ between peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis patients?. Nat Rev Nephrol 2, 128–129 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpneph0116

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