Treatment practices and outcomes in incident peritoneal dialysis patients: the Swedish Renal Registry 2006-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Therapeutic developments have contributed to markedly improved clinical outcomes in peritoneal dialysis (PD) during the 1990s and 2000s. We investigated whether recent advances in PD treatment are implemented in routine Swedish care and whether their implementation parallels improved patient outcomes.

Methods

We conducted an observational study of 3122 patients initiating PD in Sweden from 2006 to 2015. We evaluated trends of treatment practices (medications, PD-related procedures) and outcomes [patient survival, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), peritonitis, transfer to haemodialysis (HD) and kidney transplantation] and analysed associations of changes of treatment practices with changes in outcomes.

Results

Over the 10-year period, demographics

SUBMITTER: Xu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8690080 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature