Peritoneal dialysis: marginal dialysis? A comparison of opinions

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) offers many advantages over hospital-based hemodialysis, including a better quality of life. Despite the scientific and technological developments, PD is generally underused, a fact that can be attributed not only to a lack of knowledge and education amongst renal clinicians and nurses, but also to an inappropriate PD outpatient management by dedicated staff. To expand the diffusion of PD we need more scientific research, training, and implementation of human resources.