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Transplant may be better
than peritoneal dialysis.
Studies show some people on
peritoneal dialysis are a little less able
than people with a transplant to go
to work. Others on peritoneal dialysis
are a lot less able.
Here’s what one study showed:
In one study, people with a transplant were better able than
people on peritoneal dialysis to go to work.
62 out of 100 people with a
transplant were able to work.
= 1 person who could work
= 1 person who could not work
= 1 person who could work
= 1 person who could not work
45 out of 100 people on in-center
hemodialysis were able to work.
Transplant may be better
than in-center hemodialysis.
Studies show some people on
hemodialysis are a little less able
than people with a transplant to
go to work. Others on hemodialysis
are a lot less able.
Here’s what one study showed:
Transplant In-center
Hemodialysis
wo r s t b e s t
Ab i l i ty to go to work
Peritoneal dialysis may be
about the same or better
than in-center hemodialysis .
Studies show some people on
hemodialysis are just as able as
people on peritoneal dialysis to
go to work. Others on hemodialysis
are somewhat less able.
Here’s what one study showed:
In one study, people on each treatment were just as able to go
to work.
wo r s t b e s t
Ab i l i ty to go to work
Peritoneal
Dialysis
Peritoneal
Dialysis
Transplant
In-center
Hemodialysis
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