TY  - JOUR
T1  - PAtient awareness and initiation of peritoneal dialysis
AU  - Kutner NG, Zhang R, Huang Y, Wasse H
Y1  - 2011/01/24
N1  - 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.361
JO  - Archives of Internal Medicine
SP  - 119
EP  - 124
VL  - 171
IS  - 2
N2  - 
Renal replacement therapy (RRT) for persons with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) includes transplantation and chronic dialysis, but most patients are dependent on long-term dialysis. According to the most recent United States Renal Data System (USRDS) annual report,1 while most patients may have no contraindications to either peritoneal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD),2 in-center HD was used by more than 90% of the 359 367 dialysis patients as of December 31, 2007. Peritoneal dialysis, which is primarily a home-based, self-care therapy, was used by only 7.2% of patients,1 a marked decline from the 17% of patients who used PD soon after it was introduced in this country in 1979.3 The decline in PD use is viewed as a disturbing trend,3- 6 given that PD provides opportunities for greater patient autonomy and satisfaction and potential survival benefits at a lower annual cost than in-center HD.7- 11

SN  - 0003-9926
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.361
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2010.361
ER  -