Peritoneal Dialysis After Liver Transplantation: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic kidney disease following liver transplantation is a major long-term complication. Most liver transplant recipients with kidney failure will be treated with dialysis instead of kidney transplantation due to noneligibility and shortage in organ availability. In this population, the role of peritoneal dialysis (PD) as a modality of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) remains unclear.

Objective

To determine the feasibility regarding safety, technique survival, and dialysis efficiency of PD in liver transplant recipients requiring KRT for maintenance dialysis.

Design

Systematic review.

Setting

Interventional and observational studies reporting the use of PD after liver transplantation.

Patients

Adult liver transplant recipients with kidney fai

SUBMITTER: Cote JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8293848 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature