Why the study?
Does CAPD compared to HD better maintain residual renal function and diuresis in dialyzed patients not using diuretics?
Population
86 dialyzed patients (41 on CAPD, 45 on HD) without the use of diuretics
Comparison
Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) vs Hemodialysis (HD)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Up to 3 years
Authors
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May favor CAPD for preserving residual renal function; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does CAPD compared to HD better maintain residual renal function and diuresis in dialyzed patients not using diuretics?
CAPD appears to better preserve residual renal function and diuresis compared to hemodialysis in patients not using diuretics.
Cancarini et al. (1986) studied this question.
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