Nephrology clinical outcomes. Part 2: Transplant, hemodialysis, and peritoneal dialysis

Part II of the clinical outcome session dealt with treatment-specific issues as they relate to outcome. Ms. McNatt and Ms. Kleindienst described cardiovascular disease as it influences mortality and morbidity in organ transplant recipients. Ms. Hawkins outlined the impact of vascular access on patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment while Ms. Currier delineated the problem of infection in peritoneal dialysis treatment.