Effects of pretransplant peritoneal vs hemodialysis modality on outcome of first kidney transplantation from donors after cardiac death

Abstract Background The effect of pretransplant peritoneal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD) modality on outcomes of kidney transplantation (KT) for end-stage renal disease (ESRD) is debatable. We evaluated the outcomes these modalities in KT from donor after cardiac death (DCD). Methods A cohort o...

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Main Authors: Xiajing Che, Xiaoqian Yang, Jiayi Yan, Yanhong Yuan, Qing Ma, Liang Ying, Minfang Zhang, Qin Wang, Ming Zhang, Zhaohui Ni, Shan Mou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-018-1013-3