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Life Goals

Prioritize PD to provide quality of life benefits, empower patients to achieve their individual life goals and deliver high treatment satisfaction1-11

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Life Goals

PD enables goal-directed care with several lifestyle benefits vs ICHD1,12

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Safety

PD allows patients to dialyze safely at home and minimizes the risk of viral infections5

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Incremental PD

Incremental PD may ease the transition to PD13

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References

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  2. Rubin HR, et al. Patient Ratings of Dialysis Care With Peritoneal Dialysis vs Hemodialysis. JAMA. 2004;291(6):697-703.

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  9. Brown EA, et al. Broadening Options for Long-term Dialysis in the Elderly (BOLDE): differences in quality of life on peritoneal dialysis compared to haemodialysis for older patients. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2010;25(11):3755-3763. 

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  11. American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP). Understanding your peritoneal dialysis options. Rev. 1.17. 2017

  12. Budhram B, et al. A Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures of Quality of Life By Dialysis Modality in the Treatment of Kidney Failure: A Systematic Review. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2020;7:1-17

  13. Brown EA, et al. International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis practice recommendations: Prescribing high-quality goaldirected peritoneal dialysis. Perit Dial Int. 2020;40(3):244–253.