Association of incident dialysis modality with mortality: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and cohort studies

Association of incident dialysis modality with mortality: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and cohort studies

Abstract Background At least 2.6 million adults and children receive dialysis treatment for end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) worldwide. The large majority of these receive hemodialysis (HD), while the remaining receive peritoneal dialysis (PD). Peritoneal dialysis may be associated with similar morta...

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Main Authors: Mark R. Marshall, Chun-Yuan Hsiao, Philip K. Li, Masaaki Nakayama, S. Rabindranath, Rachael C. Walker, Xueqing Yu, Suetonia C. Palmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Hemodialysis
Systematic review
Peritoneal dialysis
Mortality
Cause-specific mortality
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-019-0972-1

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