SD, standard deviation; KDQOL-36, Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form 36; PCS, physical component summary; MCS, mental component summary; BDI, Beck’s Depression Inventory. *p value was obtained
Introduction: Previous studies showed that the combination of peritoneal dialysis (PD) and once-weekly hemodialysis is associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. This study aimed to
If a technical failure occurs during peritoneal dialysis (PD), the patients undergoing PD may be transitioned to hemodialysis (HD). However, the clinical outcomes of patients who have undergone such a
ABSTRACT Background and objectives: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibodies (ANCA) associated vasculitis is a small vessel vasculitis with insufficient epidemiologic estimates in the United States.