Background: This study aimed to evaluate mechanical and infectious complications associated with urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (PD) and patients and technique survival in the first 180 days. Methods: It was a prospective ...

Aim: Starting dialysis in an unplanned manner is frequent situation in dialysis center even for patients with regular nephrology follow-up. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) appears as an option for unplanned initiation of chronic ...

Aim: To compare infectious and mechanical complications, technique failure and mortality of a planned PD vs. an unplanned PD program. Design: It was a prospective observational study that included chronic kidney disease ...

Purpose of reviewAlthough historically peritoneal dialysis was widely used in nephrology, it has been underutilized in recent years. In this review, we present several key opportunities and strategies for revitalization ...

Most patients with stage 5 CKD start RRT of unplanned manner. Unplanned dialysis, also known as urgent start, may be defined as hemodialysis (HD) started without permanent vascular access, i.e., using a central venous ...

Chronic kidney disease is a significant problem of public health worldwide, and up to 60% of patients start dialysis in an unplanned manner without a definitive dialysis access. Recently, peritoneal dialysis (PD) has emerged ...

Introdução: Poucos trabalhos avaliaram a viabilidade e os resultados entre diálise peritoneal (DP) e hemodiálise (HD) no início urgente de terapia renal substitutiva (TRS). Objetivo: Comparar DP e HD como opções de início ...

Introduction: The time of initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in patients with stage 5 CKD can be programmed: attending a predialysis program or urgent in an unscheduled manner, as happens in 93.7% of cases. Among ...

Diabetes mellitus is the second leading cause of End Stage Renal Disease in Brazil, accounting for about 30% of patients on dialysis programs. There is evidence that a care predialysis poor results in unplanned start of ...