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Area of Science:

  • Nephrology
  • Renal Replacement Therapy

Background:

  • Peritoneal dialysis (PD) was historically significant but is currently underutilized.
  • Recent interest in urgent start PD for acute kidney injury (AKI) and unplanned chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 5 patients is growing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review strategies for revitalizing urgent start PD.
  • To discuss clinical experiences with PD in acute and unplanned settings.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent literature on urgent start PD.
  • Discussion of strategies to overcome PD limitations in AKI.

Main Results:

  • Technological advancements like cyclers, flexible catheters, and high-volume dialysis fluid can mitigate complications.
  • Urgent start PD can be a tool to increase PD penetration rates for incident dialysis patients.

Conclusions:

  • PD should be offered unbiasedly to all patients requiring unplanned dialysis without contraindications.
  • PD is a feasible, well-tolerated alternative to hemodialysis in both acute and chronic settings.