Table 2. Choice and Definitive Treatment Method.
Final Choice | Definitive modality | ||||
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n | % | n | % | p Value* | |
HD | 246 | 43.3% | 214 | 53.6% | 0.17 |
PD | 257 | 45.1% | 159 | 39.8% | 0.03 |
TX | 18 | 3.2% | 5 | 1.3% | 0.05 |
CT | 48 | 8.4% | 21 | 5.3% | 0.05 |
Total | 569 | 100% | 399 | 100% |
(*) p value shows the difference between Final Choice and Definitive modality.
Abbreviations: RRT, renal replacement therapy; HD, in-center hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis; TX, living-donor preemptive transplantation; and CT, conservative treatment.