Implementation of Urgent Start Peritoneal Dialysis Reduces Hemodialysis Catheter Use and Hospital Stay in Patients with Unplanned Dialysis Start

Implementation of Urgent Start Peritoneal Dialysis Reduces Hemodialysis Catheter Use and Hospital Stay in Patients with Unplanned Dialysis Start

Background: Unplanned start of renal replacement therapy is common in patients with end-stage renal disease and often accomplished by hemodialysis (HD) using a central venous catheter (CVC). Urgent start using peritoneal dialysis (PD) could be an alternative for some of the patients; however, this r...

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Main Authors: Ferruh Artunc, Sandra Rueb, Karolin Thiel, Christian Thiel, Katarzyna Linder, Dorothea Baumann, Hanno Bunz, Thomas Muehlbacher, Moritz Mahling, Michael Sayer, Marlies Petsch, Martina  Guthoff, Nils Heyne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2019-10-01
Series:Kidney & Blood Pressure Research
Subjects:
dialysis
urgent start
peritoneal dialysis
unplanned
hemodialysis catheter
hospital stay
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/503288

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