Outcomes of PD Patients at 6 Months.
The peritoneal dialysis (PD) patient population has grown rapidly in the past few years with concern over poor early outcomes. We report 6-month outcomes of incident PD patients in an experienced program with a strong focus on quality care. We analyzed data from an Institutional Review Board (IRB)- approved registry of all incident PD patients from January 1, 1991, to December 31, 2013, with follow-up to June 30, 2014. Time at risk began on the first day of training. Age, gender, race, diabetes mellitus (DM), Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), and albumin were collected at PD start. Exit-site infection (ESI), peritonitis, hospitalizations, and reasons for stopping PD were recorded. Multivariate analysis was done to examine outcomes.
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Renal Electrolyte Division, Pittsburgh, PA, USA hoffmanw@upmc.edu.
William
W
Hoffman
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Renal Electrolyte Division, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Heena
H
Sheth
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Renal Electrolyte Division, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Filitsa
F
Bender
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Renal Electrolyte Division, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Beth
B
Piraino
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011379:Prognosis; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States
Peritoneal dialysis; early outcomes; incident patients; transfer to hemodialysis