title: Peritoneal dialysis as the first-choice treatment.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gokal
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000379:methods* / Q000401:mortality; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome