Very early withdrawal from treatment in patients starting peritoneal dialysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Very early withdrawal from treatment in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an increasingly important, but poorly understood, issue. Here, we identified the reasons and risk factors for very early withdrawal from PD.

Methods

Incident PD patients from The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University above 18 years who started treatment between January 1 2006 and December 31 2011 were included. Cessation of PD therapy within the first 90 days after beginning dialysis was classified as very early withdrawal.

Results

Totally 1444 patients were enrolled. Of these, 71 (4.9%) withdrew from PD therapy during the first 90 days. Primary reasons for very early withdrawal included death (34 patients, 47.9%), transplantation (21 patients, 29.6%) and

SUBMITTER: Luo Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6014309 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature