Open AccessSimilar Survival on Automated Peritoneal Dialysis and Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis in a Large Prospective Cohort
Author(s) -
Wieneke M. Michels,
Marion Verduijn,
Elisabeth W. Boeschoten,
Friedo W. Dekker,
Raymond T. Krediet
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.04440908
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , prospective cohort study , ambulatory , cohort , dialysis , cohort study , intensive care medicine , urology , surgery
Automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) is increasingly used in comparison with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). Although APD is expected to improve survival, convincing evidence of major advantages is lacking. The objective was to investigate whether overall mortality and technique failure of incident dialysis patients treated with APD are different from those treated with CAPD.