“…[1][2][3]7,8 Several factors contributing to the apparent preference for urgent-start temporary HD over urgent-start PD include the following: (i) HD catheter placement is a routine procedure, whereas the availability of experienced clinicians who are willing and able to place PD catheters at short notice is more limited; 9,10 (ii) nephrology training in PD has been suboptimal compared with HD; 7,10,11 and (iii) financial incentives have historically favored in-center HD. 10 Urgent-start PD, which is generally defined as an initiation of PD during the break-in period (within 14 days postcatheter insertion), 12,13 has been an important strategy to promote home dialysis. Brazil is an example of a country where this has been successfully applied, demonstrating that urgent-start dialysis resulted in a 256% increase in patients on chronic PD over 3 years.…”