Highlights from the November 2022 Issue
The entire November issue is FREE until November 30th in celebration of Kidney Week Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short [...]
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PDOPPS Adds Perspective in Peritonitis
Peritoneal dialysis–associated peritonitis contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality among peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients and to the utilization of health [...]
Highlights from the June 2022 Issue
Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short plain-language summaries that would briefly summarize what inspired their study, the basic [...]
Highlights From the February 2022 Issue
Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short plain-language summaries that would briefly summarize what inspired their study, the basic [...]
Highlights From the January 2022 Issue
Editor’s Note: We asked authors of Original Investigations to provide short plain-language summaries that would briefly summarize what inspired their study, the basic [...]
Peritoneal Dialysis in Patients With Ascites: Is it an Option?
Many of my personal patient encounters over the past years are near mirror images of the vignette discussed in a recent AJKD In Practice article from Rajora et al. A [...]
#NephMadness 2021: Artificial Kidney Region
Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2021 | #NephMadness | #ArtificialKidney Selection Committee Member: Bill Fissell @fisselliv William H. Fissell is a physician-scientist, [...]
Urgent Peritoneal Dialysis During COVID-19
The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic of 2019 is an unparalleled time in our history with an unprecedented strain on the US healthcare system, particularly in terms of [...]
Icodextrin vs Glucose for the Long Daytime Dwell?
With the Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative (AAKHI), there has been renewed interest in home dialysis, particularly peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a modality of kidney [...]
Choosing Wisely: A Decision Aid for Dialysis Therapies to Facilitate Person-Centered Kidney Care
Shared decision-making, an approach in which clinicians and patients partner to evaluate best available evidence for treatment options, discuss risks and benefits, and make [...]