title: Results in Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis: A Ten-Year Experience.
abstract: Background/Aims. Peritoneal dialysis is a successful renal replacement therapy (RRT) for old and dependent patients. We evaluated the clinical outcomes of an assisted peritoneal dialysis (aPD) program developed in a Portuguese center. Methods. Retrospective study based on 200 adult incident patients admitted during ten years to a PD program. We included all 17 patients who were under aPD and analysed various parameters, including complications with the technique, hospitalizations, and patient and technique survival. Results. The global peritonitis rate was lower in helped than in nonhelped patients: 0.4 versus 0.59 episodes/patient/year. The global hospitalization rate was higher in helped than in nonhelped patients: 0.67 versus 0.45 episodes/patient/year (p = NS). Technique survival in helped patients versus nonhelped patients was 92.3%, 92.3%, 83.1%, and 72.7% versus 91.9%, 81.7%, and 72.1%, and 68.3%, at 1, 2, 3, and 4 years, respectively (p = NS), and patient survival in helped patients versus nonhelped patients was 93.3%, 93.3%, 93.3%, and 74.7% versus 95.9% 93.7%, 89%, and 82% at 1, 2, 3, and 4 years, respectively (p = NS). Conclusions. aPD offers an opportune, reliable, and effective home care alternative for patients with no other RRT options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo, Avenida Xanana Gusmão, Apartado 45, 2350-754 Torres Novas, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Querido
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Carnaxide, Portugal.
authors.forename: Patrícia Quadros
authors.initials: PQ
authors.lastname: Branco
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Carnaxide, Portugal.
authors.forename: Elisabete
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Carnaxide, Portugal.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Carnaxide, Portugal.
authors.forename: Maria Augusta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gaspar
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Carnaxide, Portugal.
authors.forename: José Diogo
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Barata