title: Transplantation outcome in patients on PD and HD.
abstract: In the past, peritoneal dialysis (PD) has been considered a second choice dialysis modality for many aspects and that negative attitude has been extended also to possible negative effects on renal transplantation. In the last years, many papers have faced the question whether PD could attain similar results in renal transplantation as hemodialysis and there is sufficient evidence to answer that question. On the short time after transplantation, patients coming PD have lower prevalence of delayed graft function than hemodialysis patients, but higher prevalence of renal vascular thrombosis, above all in children. Incidence of acute graft rejection is not different between the two dialysis modalities. The long-term outcome of renal transplantation is similar in patients coming from either PD or hemodialysis.
authors.affiliation: Section of Nephrology, Department of Experimental and Applied Medicine, University of Brescia and Division of Nephrology, Spedali Civili Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Cancarini
authors.forename: Silvio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sandrini
authors.forename: Gisella
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Setti
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bossini
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cassamali
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pertica
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maiorca
mesh_terms: D051799:Delayed Graft Function / Q000209:etiology; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000209:etiology; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D018579:Patient Selection; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D006435:Renal Dialysis