Peritoneal dialysis is always the Kidney Group’s first option when appropriate for renal replacement therapy. We have one of Florida ‘s largest population of PD patients. In a recent study in CJASN, Peritoneal dialysis seems to be associated with 48% lower mortality than hemodialysis over the first 2 years of dialysis therapy independent of modality switches or differential transplantation rates. Please click title of the article to read more about this study. Also follow us on Facebook at “Peritoneal Dialysis as First Choice”.
