Peritoneal dialysis as an initial and ongoing therapy can provide many benefits for patients with end stage renal disease. Listen to this podcast, in which Martin Schreiber, MD, interviews Mark Shapiro, MD, on the therapy’s benefits and how important it is for nephrologists to overcome obstacles that might be preventing them from starting every clinically appropriate new patient on the therapy.

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