Improving peritoneal dialysis practices and outcomes in Australia

腹膜透析（PD）是家庭透析的一种形式，与标准的医院血液透析相比，其成本低得多，且早期生存率更高。与世界其他地区相比，其在澳大利亚的使用受到不良结果的严重限制。这项国际研究旨在确定“真实的世界”PD中心的做法，这将导致澳大利亚患者的更好的结果，更多的家庭透析和健康储蓄数千万美元，每年。

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a form of home dialysis that is both substantially cheaper and associated with better early survival than standard hospital-based haemodialysis. Its use in Australia has been severely limited by poor outcomes compared to the rest of the world. This international study aims to identify “real world” PD centre practices that will lead to better outcomes for Australian patients, greater uptake of home dialysis and health savings of tens of millions of dollars annually.