Local renal failure study flawed

A recent study by University of Guyana students, which found that the quality of life in kidney failure patients at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) was higher among those who received hemodialysis, as compared to those on peritoneal dialysis, has been questioned as doctors say inferior drugs were being used during the research period.

The study, titled ‘Hemodialysis versus Peritoneal Dialysis: