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Peritoneal dialysis for AKI—time may be of the essence

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A study by Bojan et al. of neonates and infants who received peritoneal dialysis for the treatment of acute kidney injury following cardiac surgery revealed that the early initiation of dialysis was associated with a significantly decreased mortality rate compared with delayed dialysis.

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Figure 1: 90-day survival among patients with early and delayed PD.

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Warady, B. Peritoneal dialysis for AKI—time may be of the essence. Nat Rev Nephrol 8, 498–500 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrneph.2012.166

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