Journal article
Hospitalization Rates for Patients on Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis Compared with In-Center Hemodialysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Assisted peritoneal dialysis is a treatment option for individuals with barriers to self-care who wish to receive home dialysis, but previous research suggests that this treatment modality is associated with a higher rate of hospitalization. The objective of our study was to determine whether assisted peritoneal dialysis has a different rate of hospital days compared to in-center hemodialysis.
DESIGN, SETTING, …
Authors
Oliver MJ; Al-Jaishi AA; Dixon SN; Perl J; Jain AK; Lavoie SD; Nash DM; Paterson JM; Lok CE; Quinn RR
Journal
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Vol. 11, No. 9, pp. 1606–1614
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
September 2016
DOI
10.2215/cjn.10130915
ISSN
1555-9041