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Mode of dialysis at initiation
Author(s) -
John Kelly,
Melissa Stanley,
David Harris
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2005.00486_4.x
Subject(s) - citation , dialysis , mode (computer interface) , medicine , information retrieval , library science , computer science , human–computer interaction
• When dialysis modality is not determined by preference of a fully-informed patient, absence of medical and surgical contraindications and resource availability, consider using continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) (not automated peritoneal dialysis [APD]) in preference to haemodialysis to better preserve residual renal function (RRF) and allow graded introduction of dialysis. (Level III evidence)