title: Long-term results of CAPD in Italy: a report from the Italian CAPD Study Group.
abstract: Begun in 1979, the Italian CAPD Study Group monitored prospectively six years of CAPD experience (1980-1985) in 24 centers with 1107 end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients (age 56.4 +/- 13.7 years). Compiled yearly, the clinical and therapeutical data were processed on a PDP 11-32 computer, according to UCLA BMPD-1L procedure. The survival rate was conditioned by age (more than 70) and by major clinical risk factors, with a large fraction of the deaths due to cardiovascular causes (40.6%) and cachexia (17.8%). The progressive reduction of peritonitis incidence (1/18.5 episodes/patient-month globally reached at the end of 1985) was due mainly to the wide spread adoption of the "Y" connection set (76% for 1985) and contributed to a decrease in drop-outs to 7.5% of 676 patients on CAPD during 1985.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Dialysis, C. Poma Hospital, Mantova, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tarchini
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Segoloni
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lupo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cancarini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salomone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mioli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vercellone
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zucchelli
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012042:Registries; D013997:Time Factors