Timing, causes, predictors and prognosis of switching from peritoneal dialysis to hemodialysis: a prospective study.

[ 17 ] showed a significant trend towards decreasing transfer rates to HD during the first year on PD, from 19.6% in 1999 to 17.2% in 2001.

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Although in our study there was a clear trend towards a lower risk of transfer from PD to HD for patients living 30 miles or more from their dialysis clinic, this association was not statistically significant.

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Patients living 30 miles or more from the dialysis clinic were 58% less likely to switch from PD to HD compared to patients living fewer than 30 miles from the dialysis clinic; but this association was marginally statistically significant.

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