Adherence to therapeutic regimen is a major contributor survival in patients treated with dialysis. Determining the adherence level peritoneal dialysis (PD) regime has not been studied Sudan especially from patients’ perspective.

Centre-related factors are known to influence the outcomes of patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) and explain some variability in that cannot be explained solely by patient-related factors. It is unclear if PD nurse-patient ratios nurses’ training impacts patients' PD. We aimed ascertain individual units across Australia evaluate for any association with unit-specific PD-associated peritonitis...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Previous studies have shown that Aboriginals and Caucasians experience similar outcome on dialysis in Canada. Using the Canadian Organ Replacement Registry, this study examined whether dialysis modality (peritoneal or hemodialysis) impacted mortality in Aboriginal patients. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS This study identified 31,576 adult patients (hem...

In the past decade, peritoneal dialysis use among patients with end-stage renal disease has declined in many countries. Studies from the United States indicate that many academic centers do not have adequate resources to train fellows, most incident dialysis patients are not offered peritoneal dialysis, and more than half of dialysis clinics do not have the infrastructure to support peritoneal ...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND, OBJECTIVES, AND METHODS: The number of patients on chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) is increasing rapidly on a global scale. We analyzed the International Pediatric Peritoneal Dialysis Network (IPPN) registry, a global database active in 33 countries spanning a wide range in gross national income (GNI), to identify the impact of economic conditions on CPD practices and o...

INTRODUCTION Many factors have been proposed to be associated with higher mortality in patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). However, the relative importance of these factors may differ among patients with different characteristics. We evaluated survival of patients on CAPD and its influencing factors in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS We enrolled 282 patients on CAPD betw...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The optimal time point for initiating renal replacement therapy in patients with end-stage renal disease remains controversial. The primary objective of our study was to determine the effects of residual renal function at the beginning of renal replacement therapy on the mortality of patients with end-stage renal disease. METHODS We retrospectively studied the clinical outcome...

The aim of the present study was to assess the influence of peritoneal permeability expressed as the dialysate-to-plasma ratio of creatinine (D/P Cr) on total and cardiovascular (CV) mortality in a population of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients during a 6-year observation period. The study recruited 55 patients (mean age: 53 years) treated with PD for a median of 24 months. Hematology paramete...

‘Practice makes perfect’ is one of the most oft-heard aphorisms during our years of upbringing and education. Indeed, we believe that this rule makes perfect sense when applied to the practice of peritoneal dialysis. To date, there have been no robust randomized trials qualified enough to stir the cauldron that determines superiority (if any) of one dialysis modality over another. Although ever...

Residual renal function not only provides small-solute clearance, but also plays an important role in maintaining fluid balance, phosphorus control, and removal of middle-molecular uremic toxins and shows strong inverse relationships with valvular calcification and cardiac hypertrophy in dialysis patients. The original CANUSA study, in which total (peritoneal and renal) small-solute clearance s...