Urgent vs. early-start peritoneal dialysis: patients' profile and outcomes

ABSTRACT Introduction: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been considered a safe option of therapy in end-stage renal disease patients with urgent need of dialysis. Recently, it was proposed that Urgent-Start-PD (US-PD) be defined when PD starts within 72 hours after catheter placement and “early start”...

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Main Authors: Viviane Calice-Silva, Bruna C. Tonial, Pedro Eugênio Deboni Daudt, Izabel Ribeiro, Helen C. Ferreira, Fabiana B. Nerbass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2020-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002021000100110&tlng=en