Table 2.
Urgent-Start PD Protocols
| PD Initiated
|
Prescription
|
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reference | Inpatient | Outpatient | Operator | Initial Dwell Volume (mL) | Hours | Frequency |
| Casaretto et al11 | x | x | Surgeon | 1,000 | 6 | 3×/wk |
| Ghaffari13 | x | Interventional radiologist | 500–1,250 | 5–8 | 3×/wk | |
| Lobbedez et al12 | x | Surgeon | 1,200–1,500 | 12 | Daily | |
| Povlsen & Ivarsen21 | x | Surgeon | 1,200–1,500 | 12 | Daily | |
| Satellite Healthcare–Wellbounda | x | Variable | 1,000 | 5–8 | 5×/wk | |
Note: All prescriptions recommend the use of a cycler.
Abbreviation: PD, peritoneal dialysis.
a
Unpublished data from urgent-start PD pilots.