Dialysis modality choice in diabetic patients with end-stage kidney disease: a systematic review of the available evidence

• Published in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 310 - 320
• Main Authors: Couchoud, C., Bolignano, D., Nistor, I., Jager, K. J., Heaf, J., Heimburger, O., Van Biesen, W., Bilo, H., Coentrao, L., Covic, A., Drechsler, C., De Sutter, J., Goldsmith, D., Gnudi, L., Jager, K., Nacak, H., Soler, M., Tomson, C., Vanhuffel, L., Van Laecke, S., Weekers, L., Wiecek, A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.02.2015
• Subjects: Choice Behavior; Diabetes Complications; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic - etiology; Kidney Failure, Chronic - therapy; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Peritoneal Dialysis; Renal Dialysis; haemodialysis; epidemiology; peritoneal dialysis; systematic review; diabetes

Diabetes is the leading cause of end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Because of conflicting results in observational studies, it is still subject to debate whether in diabetic patients the dialysis modality selected as first treatment (haemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis) may have a major impact on ou...