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Is combined peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis redundant? A nationwide study from Taiwan.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Combined peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) therapy (combined therapy) has numerous clinical benefits and should be emphasized for PD patients encountering technique failure.

Methods

This 12-year nationwide retrospective study was conducted to compare long-term outcomes (including admission and mortality risks) between combined therapy patients (combined group) and patients directly transferred from PD to HD (transfer group).

Results

All 12,407 incidental PD patients from 2000 to 2010 were enrolled and followed up until the end of 2011. A total of 688 patients in the combined group and 688 patients in the transfer group were selected after 1:1 frequency matching based on age, sex, and PD duration. The overall admission and mortality risks of the two groups were comparable in a Cox proportional hazards model (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] = 1.06 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.95-1.19] and 1.02 [95% CI = 0.80-1.30]), respectively). Compared with the transfer group, combined group patients with recent peritonitis or frequent hemodialysis (four HD sessions per month) had significantly higher risk of admission while combined group patients without peritonitis had significantly lower risk. The number of incidents in the combined group increased over time. On average, patients stayed on combined therapy for 2 years.

Conclusions

Combined therapy (two HD sessions per month) is not redundant but a rational and cost-effective treatment, particularly for patients without recent peritonitis. Dialysis staff should be familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of combined therapy and consider it an essential part of integrated dialysis care.

SUBMITTER: Chung MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7429794 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Is combined peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis redundant? A nationwide study from Taiwan.

Chung Mu-Chi MC   Yu Tung-Min TM   Wu Ming-Ju MJ   Chuang Ya-Wen YW   Muo Chih-Hsin CH   Chen Cheng-Hsu CH   Chang Chao-Hsiang CH   Shieh Jeng-Jer JJ   Hung Peir-Haur PH   Chen Jein-Wen JW   Chung Chi-Jung CJ  

BMC nephrology 20200815 1


<h4>Background</h4>Combined peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD) therapy (combined therapy) has numerous clinical benefits and should be emphasized for PD patients encountering technique failure.<h4>Methods</h4>This 12-year nationwide retrospective study was conducted to compare long-term outcomes (including admission and mortality risks) between combined therapy patients (combined group) and patients directly transferred from PD to HD (transfer group).<h4>Results</h4>All 12,407 incide  ...[more]

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