Comparison of survival in CAPD and hemodialysis: a multicenter study.
We studied 1,622 patients who started regular dialysis treatment between 1985 and 1989 in 19 centers from the Italian CAPD Study Group. There were 962 pts (59%) and on HD; 660 pts (41%) on CAPD. CAPD pts were older and had more risk factors at the start than HD pts (p < 0.0001). Overall patient survival was not statistically different between CAPD and HD at 6 years (42% CAPD; 54% HD). Multivariate analysis (Cox's model) on all population revealed that age and pretreatment risk factors had a statistically significant impact on patient survival (p < 0.0001), but not the type of dialytic treatment (CAPD or HD). When multivariate analysis was applied separately by treatment modalities, in HD group age and risk factors had the same negative influence on survival (p < 0.0001) while in CAPD group the influence of age on survival was less significant (p 0.025). This multicenter study carried out with appropriate statistical methods in a large number of pts demonstrates that patients' survival at 6 years is not different on CAPD and HD (despite the worse patient selection on CAPD) and can be even better on CAPD for aged patients.
Divisione Nefrologia, Ospedale Civile Maggiore, Verona, Italy.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory / Q000401:mortality*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000401:mortality*