Practice recommendations from large dialysis organizations and government action have contributed to a resurgence in ...

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) dropout seems not to be influenced by a history of hemodialysis (HD), according to a review published online March 5 in BMC Nephrology. Xingge Sun, from Queen's University ...

Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis is an important strategy to promote home dialysis, according to investigators. Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (PD) is safer than urgent-start hemodialysis (HD), ...

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) continues its slow march toward equal popularity within the nephrology community. In most areas of the United States, it is still the minority to the behemoth that is ...

Hemodialysis uses a machine to filter your blood when your kidneys are failing. In peritoneal dialysis, dialysis solution ...

NxStage Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM) is encouraging patients to take control of their dialysis therapy and consider home hemodialysis in the wake of a new study that found patient survivability rates ...

Kidney disease affects millions globally, often reducing quality of life and daily functioning. In the United States, about 14% of adults have chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to the National ...

Home hemodialysis is associated with decreased risk of several cardiovascular outcomes compared with peritoneal dialysis. Among home dialysis modalities, home hemodialysis (HHD) appears to have a ...