Evaluation of the Integrated Home Dialysis Model

The purpose of this study is to evaluate which home dialysis modality pattern (home hemodialysis [HHD], peritoneal dialysis [PD] or a combination of both, e.g. PD and then HHD) allows for the longest home dialysis survival, as defined by the time dialysed in a home environment. The investigators hypothesize that patients transferred from one home modality to another will have a longer home dialysis survival compared to patients treated only with PD or HHD.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with PD/HHD 90 days after RRT initiation between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2012 reported in ANZDATA
• ≥ 18 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Less than 90 days of dialysis
• < 18 years
• Patients transferred to Australia/New Zealand after initiation of dialysis in another country