Abstract: 【Abstract】End stage renal disease (ESRD) has become an important public health problem worldwide. The insidious progress of ESRD often leads to the requirement of urgent-start dialysis when admitted to hospitals. Currently, hemodialysis with central vein catheterization is still the most commonly used method of urgent-start dialysis. However, this method has the risks of catheter- related infection, bacteremia, thrombosis and other complications with higher medical expenses. Due to the continuous progress of automated peritoneal dialysis technology, the interest to urgent-start peritoneal dialysis(PD) increases in recent years. Most studies show that urgent-start PD is safe, effective, favorable to health economics, and worthy of widely used.

Key words: End-stage renal disease, Peritoneal dialysis, Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis, Automated peritoneal dialysis