The impact of peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis on mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Results concerning the association between peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis and mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients are inconclusive, with one potential reason being that the time-dependent effect of peritonitis has rarely been considered in previous studies. This study aimed to evaluate whether peritonitis has a negative impact on mortality in a large cohort of peritoneal dialysis patients. We also assessed the changing impact of peritonitis on patient mortality with respect to duration of follow-up.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included incident patients who started peritoneal dialysis from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2011. Episodes of peritonitis were recorded at the time of onset, and peritonitis was parameterized as a time-dependent

SUBMITTER: Ye H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5460447 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature