Choice of dialysis modality prior to kidney transplantation: Does it matter?

Table 1 Pre-transplant dialysis modality and delayed graft function

Study Period	Authors	Study Design	Study Participants	DGF Incidence	Favors
1983-2006	Caliskan et al[30]	Retrospective observational	44 PD and 44 HD patients	No difference in DGF incidence	None
1983-1989	Cacciarelli et al[31]	Retrospective observational	cohort of 662 patients	26% of PD and 36% of HD patients	PD
1984-1988	Triolo et al[32]	Retrospective observational	18 PD and 18 HD patients	27% patients on PD and 27% patients on HD	None
1988-1995	Fontan et al[33]	Retrospective observational	92 PD and 587 HD patients	22.5% in PD and 39.5% of HD patients	PD
1989	Cardella et al[34]	Retrospective observational	31 PD and 37 HD patients	35% in PD and 35% in HD patients	None
1990s	Vanholder et al[35]	Case-control	117 PD and 117 HD patients	23.1% in PD and 50.4% in HD	PD
1993-2014	Song et al[36]	Retrospective observational	97 PD and 178 HD patients	19.6% in PD and 32% in HD	PD
1994- 1995	Bleyer et al[37]	Retrospective observational	Cohort of 9291 patients	20% of PD and 28.6% of HD patients	PD
1995-1998	Snyder et al[38]	Retrospective observational	5621 PD and 17155 HD patients	12% in PD and 16% in HD	PD
2001-2006	Molnar et al[39]	Retrospective observational	2092 PD and 12,416 HD patients	15% in PD and 21% in HD	PD
2002-2011	Prasad et al[40]	Retrospective observational	45 PD and 45 HD patients	8.8% in PD and 11.1% in HD	None

DGF: Delayed graft function; PD: Peritoneal dialysis; HD: Hemodialysis.