“…A report from the Shanghai Renal Registry showed that, as of 31 December 2010, there were 2,035 patients treated with PD in Shanghai, as compared with 459 patients in 1999, and 1,204 patients in 2006 (10,11). The utilization rate of PD among all dialysis modalities was 24.2% in Shanghai in 2010 (10), and even higher in Renji Hospital, as reflected by the fact that more than 50% of new ESRD patients opt for PD as their preferred RRT modality, and 55% of all dialysis patients are treated with PD (unpublished data, Renji Hospital).…”