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

Table 2 Pre-transplant dialysis modality and allograft thrombosis

Study Period	Authors	Study Design	Study Participants	Thrombosis Incidence	Odds Ratio (OR)
1980s-1990s	Van der Vliet et al[44]	Retrospective observational	303 PD and 612 HD patients	7.3% in PD and 3.6% in HD patients	P < 0.02
1988-1997	Pérez Fontán et al[47]	Retrospective observational	127 PD and 700 HD patients	4.7% in PD and 6.1% in HD patients	P = NSb
1989-1992	Murphy et al[45]	Retrospective observational	202 renal transplant procedures	9 PD versus 0 HD patients	Chi-squared = 9.63; P < 0.01
1990-1996	Ojo et al[48]	Retrospective Case-control match	63 PD and 161 HD patients	30.7% in PD and 18.9% in HD	OR = 1.87, 95%CIc 1.28-2.72, P < 0.001
1990-1994	Escuin et al[49]	Retrospective observational	138 PD and 892 HD patients	2.17% in PD and 3.47% in HD	P = NS
1992-1996	Vats et al[46]	Retrospective observational	1090 PD and 780 HD children	20% in PD and 10% in HDª	P = 0.04
1995-1998	Snyder et al[38]	Retrospective observational	156 PD and 349 HD patients	41% in PD and 30% in HD	OR 1.59, 95%CI 1.08-2.36 , P = 0.02
1998-2011	Lin et al[41]	Retrospective cohort	603 PD and 1209 HD patients	Not available	P = NS

ª:vascular thrombosis as cause of graft failure;

^b:non-significant;

^c:Confidence Interval. PD: Peritoneal dialysis; HD: Hemodialysis.