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SUBMITTER: Yang JY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4526846 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yang Ju-Yeh JY Chen Likwang L Chao Chia-Ter CT Peng Yu-Sen YS Chiang Chih-Kang CK Kao Tze-Wah TW Chien Kuo-Liong KL Wu Hon-Yen HY Huang Jenq-Wen JW Hung Kuan-Yu KY
Scientific reports 20150806
Polycystic kidney disease (PCKD) is the most common hereditary cause of end-stage renal disease, the complications of which may prevent the choice of peritoneal dialysis (PD). The aim of this study was to explore the effects of dialysis modality on outcomes in patients with PCKD. We extracted a cohort of 1417 adult patients with PCKD initiating long-term dialysis therapy in 1999-2010 from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, among which 125 patients chose PD. The patients on H ...[more]