Multicenter Registry Analysis of Center Characteristics Associated with Technique Failure in Patients on Incident Peritoneal Dialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Technique failure is a major limitation of peritoneal dialysis. Our study aimed to identify center- and patient-level predictors of peritoneal dialysis technique failure.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

All patients on incident peritoneal dialysis in Australia from 2004 to 2014 were included in the study using data from the Australia and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry. Center- and patient-level characteristics associated with technique failure were evaluated using Cox shared frailty models. Death-censored technique failure and cause-specific technique failure were analyzed as secondary outcomes.

Results

The study included 9362 patients from 51 centers in Australia. The technique failure rate was 0.35 (95% confidenc

SUBMITTER: Htay H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5498362 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature