Cochrane · systematic review · CD012899
Urgent‐start peritoneal dialysis versus haemodialysis for people with chronic kidney disease
Htay, H, Johnson, DW, Craig, JC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library
Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
10
current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 10%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 8 · 80%Low 1 · 10%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings
Population: people with CKD
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Bacteraemia up to 6 months | RR 0.13 [0.04, 0.41] | 2 studies · 301 participants | Low |
Peritonitis up to 6 months | RR 1.78 [0.23, 13.62] | 2 studies · 301 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Exit‐site or tunnel infection | RR 3.99 [1.32, 12.05] | 1 study · 419 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Exit‐site bleeding | RR 0.12 [0.01, 2.33] | 1 study · 178 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Catheter malfunction | RR 0.26 [0.07, 0.91] | 2 studies · 597 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Catheter re‐adjustment up to 60 months | RR 0.13 [0, 18.61] | 2 studies · 225 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Technique survival up to 6 months | RR 1.18 [0.87, 1.61] | 1 study · 123 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Home dialysis | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Death (any cause) up to 24 months | RR 0.68 [0.44, 1.07] | 5 studies · 820 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |
Hospitalisation up to 6 months | RR 1.18 [0.89, 1.55] | 1 study · 123 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency |