Residual renal function, lifestyle play key roles in incremental peritoneal dialysis

In the United States, the annual rate of growth in incident patients with end-stage kidney disease has slowed.
However, patients selecting home dialysis for the first time increased 85.6% from 2007 to 2016 and those choosing peritoneal dialysis grew 60.2% in that timeframe, according to recent data from the U.S. Renal Data System.
While the baseline historically has been low for home dialysis compared with in-center hemodialysis (ICHD), the increase in patient count shows dialysis providers are focused on growing the use of home therapies.
Compared with prevalent patients on dialysis who

In the United States, the annual rate of growth in incident patients with end-stage kidney disease has slowed.
However, patients selecting home dialysis for the first time increased 85.6% from 2007 to 2016 and those choosing peritoneal dialysis grew 60.2% in that timeframe, according to recent data from the U.S. Renal Data System.
While the baseline historically has been low for home dialysis compared with in-center hemodialysis (ICHD), the increase in patient count shows dialysis providers are focused on growing the use of home therapies.
Compared with prevalent patients on dialysis who