Table 1 Electronic search strategies

CENTRAL

MeSH descriptor Renal Replacement Therapy, this term only

MeSH descriptor Hemofiltration explode all trees

MeSH descriptor Hemodialysis, Home, this term only

MeSH descript Renal Dialysis, this term only

hemofiltrat* or haemofiltrat* or hemodial* or haemodial*:ti,ab,kw

hemodiafiltrat* or hemodiafiltrat*:ti,ab,kw

(HD or HDF or HF or AFB or RRT):ti,ab,kw

(#1 OR #2 OR #3 OR #4 OR #5 or #6)

“peritoneal dialysis”:ti.ab.kw

(CAPD or CCPD or APD or PD or IPD or NIPD or TPD or CFPD):ti.ab.kw

(#9 OR #10)

(#8 AND #11)

MEDLINE

Renal Replacement Therapy/

Renal Dialysis/

exp. Peritoneal Dialysis/

peritoneal dialysis.tw.

(PD or CAPD or CCAP or APD or IPD or NIPD or TPD or CFPD).tw.

Hemodialysis, Home/

(hemodialysis or haemodialysis).tw.

(HDF or HD or HF).tw.

(hemodial$ or hemodial$).tw.

Or/1-9

Cohort studies/

Incidence.tw.

Mortality/

Follow-Up Studies/

Pronos$.tw.

Predict$.tw.

Course.tw.

Survival Analysis/

Or/11-18

and/10,19

Embase

Peritoneal Dialysis/

Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis/

peritoneal dialysis.tw.

(PD or CAPD or CCPD or APD or IPD or NIPD or TPD or CFPD).tw.

exp. Renal replacement therapy/

hemodialysis/

home dialysis/

(hemodialysis or haemodialysis).tw.

Or/1-8

Cohort Analysis/

Incidence/

Mortality/

Follow Up/

Survival/

Prognosis/

Prediction/

Or/10-16

And/9,17