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Dialysis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Various studies indicate that fair comparisons of mortality rates between hemodialysis (HD) patients and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients are difficult because of differences in patient characteristics, because of nonconstant relative risks of death (RR), and because the survival times of patients who switch...
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Hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) are the main dialysis ... Objective: To compare healthcare utilization and costs in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) beginning peritoneal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD). Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
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Hemodialysis ; Comparative study ; Peritoneal dialysis ; Mortality ; Multivariate analysis ; Canada ; Renal failure ; Terminal stage ; Preoperative ; Human ; Cost benefit ratio ; North America ; America ; Extrarenal dialysis ;
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Yes, There are two kinds of dialysis. In hemodialysis, blood is pumped out of your body to an artificial kidney machine. This machine has a special filter called a dialyzer that cleans your blood and get rid of wastes. ... In Peritoneal dialysis, the inside lining of your own belly acts as a natural filter.
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MATERIAL AND METHODS: Thirty hemodialysis (HD) (mean age 44 +/- 11 years, 14 male and 16 female, mean time on dialysis: 31.0 +/- 19.0 months) and 30 continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients (41 +/- 9 years, 12 male and 18 female, mean time on dialysis: 25.5 +/- 21.5 months) were included.
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BACKGROUND: Up-until-now, the survival and health-related quality of life of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients has only been compared in observational studies. ... hazard ration of hemodialysis versus peritoneal dialysis of 3.8 (95%CI 1.1 to 12.6). After adjustment for age, comorbidity, and primary kidney disease...
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