Patients diagnosed with a hydrothorax should be advised to temporarily cease PD. If necessary, patients can be transiently converted to hemodialysis while waiting for resolution of the hydrothorax. A trial of re-introducing low pressure PD (e.g. small volume) can then be attempted. If this strategy fails, switching to hemodialysis is a viable option. Video-assisted talc pleurodesis or operative repair are other alternatives available to patients who wish to continue PD.
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