title: Hemodialysis and CAPD--are they comparable?
abstract: I have made comparisons of thrice weekly HD (not daily HD) and PD (mainly CAPD). In terms of patient survivals, there is no proven modality advantage. In terms of cost and quality of life, PD probably has advantages in many patients. With a tendency towards earlier initiation of dialysis and incremental prescriptions to achieve a targeted amount of small-solute clearances, PD probably has cost and technical advantages.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA.
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Nolph
mesh_terms: D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000191:economics* / Q000401:mortality*; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000191:economics* / Q000401:mortality*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States