journals.sagepub.com › doi › 10.1177 › 08968608211049882

Since 2001, the number of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients worldwide treated with dialysis has increased from 1 to 2 million and is expected to double again by 2030. 1–3…

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Data from the French Peritoneal Dialysis Registry (RDPLF) for 1613 patients older than 75 years of age showed that the survival rate of assisted PD patients, whether assisted by family…

link.springer.com › article › 10.1007 › s40620-022-01420-y

Background Peritoneal dialysis (PD) has multiple advantages over other dialysis modalities. As a home-based therapy, it allows patients to keep their autonomy, avoid frequent hospital visits and carry on with…

journals.sagepub.com › doi › 10.3747 › pdi

People's experiences of living with assisted peritoneal dialysis (aPD) have not been studied previously. Assisted PD is successfully used as renal replacement therapy for elderly and disabled patients with end-stage…

kidneymedicinejournal.org › article › S2590-0595(20)30185-0 › fulltext

The use of peritoneal dialysis (PD) varies worldwide, with this variability likely resulting from the different characteristics of health care systems.1,2 In Hong Kong, where there is a PD-first policy,…

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Nina Brown, Anand Vardhan, Developing an assisted automated peritoneal dialysis (aAPD) service—a single-centre experience, NDT Plus, Volume 4, Issue suppl_3, ... (HD) facilities and the economic pressures to keep units…

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In the case of peritoneal dialysis (PD), the life quality is superior compared to in-center hemodialysis (HD), and other advantages are existent. Due to the effect that a lot of…

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The number of patients depending on dialysis therapies increases worldwide. The home-based dialysis modalities offer some advantages especially for elderly patients. In the case of peritoneal dialysis (PD), the life…

link.springer.com › article › 10.1007 › s10157-022-02199-9

Background Elderly peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients required assistance for a variety of PD-related tasks. The usefulness of assisted PD in reducing the peritonitis risk has been reported; however, there is…

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♦ Introduction: Automated assisted peritoneal dialysis (AAPD) has been shown to be successful as renal replacement therapy for elderly and physically incapable end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. In early 2003,…

link.springer.com › article › 10.1007 › s11255-008-9427-7

Withdrawal from dialysis was more frequent among nursing-home dialysis patients and, according to some authors, “ living in a nursing home” was the main risk factor for termination of dialysis .…

link.springer.com › article › 10.1007 › s40620-019-00647-6

From 2002 to 2008, in order to avoid drop-out to hemodialysis (HD) a Sony videoconferencing device was used as technological support to overcome the physical, cognitive and psychological barriers to…

journals.sagepub.com › doi › 10.1177 › 0896860819879873

The proportion of elderly patient is increasing in the dialysis population worldwide. In the United States, over 60% of dialysis patients are over the age of 60. 1,2 In Hong…

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The case for more PD). Although all-cause mortality increased among patients on dialysis in the first half of 2020 by 29% and 48% for those with a functioning kidney transplant…