Association between timing of peritoneal dialysis initiation and mortality in end‐stage renal disease. Issue 1 (1st March 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Peng, Yuan; Yang, Xiao; Chen, Wei; Yu, Xue‐Qing; Zheng, Lei
• Is Part Of: Chronic diseases and translational medicine. Volume 5:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 37
• Page End: 43
• Publication Date: 2019-03-01
• Subjects: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) -- Initiation -- Mortality -- Glomerular filtration rate (GFR); Chronic diseases -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Research -- Periodicals; Chronic diseases; Medicine -- Research; Chronic Disease; Translational Medical Research; Periodicals; Electronic journals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; Periodical; 616.044
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cdtm.2018.10.001
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2095-882X

Abstract

Abstract: Despite the widespread use of chronic dialysis for end‐stage renal disease (ESRD), there is no consensus on the optimal timing of initiating renal replacement therapy. Over the past decade, a worldwide trend toward increasing glomerular filtration rate at the initiation of dialysis has been noted. However, available data indicate that early dialysis has no survival benefit or is harmful. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is one alternative for ESRD and has potential survival factors different from those of hemodialysis. The association between the timing of PD initiation and survival is unclear. This review examines the effect of the timing of dialysis on clinical outcomes in PD patients.