Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis for patients with end stage renal disease: a 10-year retrospective study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Urgent-start peritoneal dialysis (PD) can help patients with end-stage renal diseases (ESRD) that are referred late to dialysis. However, catheter patency and related complications of urgent-start PD have not been thoroughly clarified. We investigated the clinical outcomes of urgent-start PD in a Chinese cohort. METHODS:We enrolled ESRD patients who received urgent-start PD (starting PD within 14 days after catheter insertion) in our center from January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2014, and followed them up for 10 years. The primary outcome was catheter failure. Secondary outcomes included short-term and long-term complications related to urgent-start PD. RESULTS:Totally 2059 patients (58.9% male, mean age 47.6 ± 15.9 years) were enrolled. Few perioperative complications were observ

SUBMITTER: Ye H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6604308 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature