Early technical complications and long-term survival of urgent peritoneal dialysis according to break-in periods.

BACKGROUND:Guidelines recommend a break-in period of 2 weeks before starting peritoneal dialysis (PD), but PD within 14 days is also an acceptable and safe alternative to hemodialysis (HD) in patients with an urgent need. However, the effect of the break-in period within 48 hours or later had not be...

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Main Authors: Kitae Kim, Young Ki Son, Su Mi Lee, Seong Eun Kim, Won Suk An
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6203382?pdf=render