A comparison of medium-term survival between peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis in accordance with the initial vascular access.

Introduction: A study published in 2011 showed that patients in the Canary Islands, who were incident in peritoneal dialysis (PD) had better survival than those who were incident in hemodialysis (HD). Since initiating hemodialysis with central venous catheter is associated with worse prognosis, it would be possible that the initial vascular access influences the results of survival comparison between both groups.

Objective: To conduct a comparative medium-term survival study of patients incident in renal replacement therapy with different modalities in our community, classifying those incident in hemodialysis according to the initial vascular access: established arteriovenous vascular access or central venous catheter.

Patients treated with plasmapheresis: a case review from University Hospital of the Canary Islands.

Introduction: Plasmapheresis (PP) is a therapeutic apheresis technique used in the treatment of various renal and systemic diseases with varying degrees of proven clinical efficacy.

Objective: To review our experience with PP at the Hospital Universitario de Canarias, focused on effectiveness and safety results in different disease groups.

Material And Methods: A retrospective-descriptive study of patients treated with PP from 01/01/2006 to 31/12/2009 at the hospital.