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 [...]
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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 [...]
Peritoneal Dialysis Utilization: How Can We Increase Access?
The United States Secretary of Health & Human Services, Alex Azar, recently highlighted in a speech at the National Kidney Foundation’s Kidney Patient Summit the fact [...]
#NKFClinicals 2019: Peritoneal Dialysis in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease and Ascites
Session: Use of Peritoneal Dialysis in Non-Renal Organ End Stage (May 9, 2019) Speaker: Kunal Chaudhary, MD, and Joanne Bargman, MD Approximately 4-6% of patients with [...]
Health Insurance and PD Utilization at ESRD Onset in the US
Peritoneal dialysis (PD) remains an important renal replacement option for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, as compared to other countries, PD remains [...]
#NephMadness 2018: Peritoneal Dialysis Region
Submit your picks! | NephMadness 2018 | #NephMadness | #PDRegion Selection Committee Member for the Peritoneal Dialysis Region: Thomas A. Golper MD Dr. Golper is a [...]