Systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical outcomes comparison between different initial dialysis modalities in end-stage renal disease patients due to lupus nephritis prior to renal transplantation

Abstract Background Regarding lupus disease activity, morbidity and survival, limited literature concluded conflicting results when comparing hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis as initial renal replacement therapies (RRT) prior to transplantation, in lupus nephritis end-stage renal disease (LN-...

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Main Authors: Joel Swai, Xiexiong Zhao, Julie-Raisa Noube, Gui Ming
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-020-01811-y