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25 out of 100 people on
peritoneal dialysis had less
pain after one year.
= 1 person with less pain
= 1 person without less pain
= 1 person with less pain
= 1 person without less pain
25 out of 100 people on
in-center hemodialysis had less
pain after one year.
Pain
Transplant may be about
the same or better than
peritoneal dialysis.
Studies show some people on peritoneal
dialysis have just as much pain as
people with a transplant. Others on
peritoneal dialysis have somewhat more.
Here’s what one study showed:
Transplant may be about
the same or better than
in-center hemodialysis.
Studies show some people on
hemodialysis have just as much pain
as people with a transplant. Others on
hemodialysis have somewhat more.
Here’s what one study showed:
Peritoneal dialysis and
in-center hemodialysis
may be about the same.
Studies show just as many people
on each treatment have less pain
as time passes.
Here’s what one study showed:
In one study, people on each treatment had just as much pain.
In one study, people on each treatment had just as much pain.
Peritoneal
Dialysis
Peritoneal
Dialysis
Transplant
Transplant
In-center
Hemodialysis
In-center
Hemodialysis
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