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PERITONEAL DIALYSIS AND PRESERVATION OF RESIDUAL RENAL FUNCTION

Department of Nephrology, Scarborough General Hospital, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada

Correspondence to: P. Tam, 78 Corporate Drive, Unit 10, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario M1H 3G4 Canada. pywtam{at}gmail.com

Residual renal function (RRF) is now generally recognized as an important factor in the prognosis of patients on dialysis. This review summarizes the differences between peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) with regard to RRF. The literature supports PD as having a more beneficial effect on RRF.

KEY WORDS: Hemodialysis; residual renal function.

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