A skeptical view of assisted home peritoneal dialysis

While assisted PD may prove helpful for a subset of new patients, its overall effect will be small. A trend towards a small increase in incident PD rate will not translate directly into an equivalent rise in PD prevalence. Important questions about cost effectiveness and about long-term impact of ho...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Kidney international 2007-04, Vol.71 (7), p.602-604
1. Verfasser:	Mendelssohn, D.-C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Hemodialysis, Home - statistics & numerical data Humans Peritoneal Dialysis - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:	While assisted PD may prove helpful for a subset of new patients, its overall effect will be small. A trend towards a small increase in incident PD rate will not translate directly into an equivalent rise in PD prevalence. Important questions about cost effectiveness and about long-term impact of home PD assistance on modality distribution remain unanswered.
ISSN:	0085-2538 1523-1755
DOI:	10.1038/sj.ki.5002153